I agree, he shouldn’t be receiving any hate (aside from stringing the fiancé along when he clearly doesn’t like her), but even that is just his guilt. Just like the rest of the characters, he is trying to figure out exactly what he wants from life and relationships while being directly influenced by the feelings of those closest to him. When I was younger, I also found it extremely difficult to have open discussions that made me vulnerable or to hurt someone as soon as I realized my heart wasn’t in it the way it should be. It is really easy to judge when you’re not directly involved, but I think they are all in really difficult positions. If anything, I feel like our young protagonist is in the best position to speak her mind because she knows she is getting the short end of the stick and there is no moral high road to being the “other woman”. She is wrong.
Lol I don't get why the dude is getting so much hate and somehow she's some poor angel. I mean yeah he's an asshole but that girl is not a child and she's not stupid. She'll make her own damn decisions and if she wants to be the side chick that will be her cross to bear. No one is forcing her into anything and tbh he hasn't said anything overly outrageous, he said things rhat were easily misconstrued but still. I don't really care for his sob story, it doesn't excuse him, but pardon me if I have very very little sympathy for her. Anyway the very first scene is a look ahead, we don't know what happens that will lead to that situation so I'll hold the conclusion to my judgment on both him and her till i see all the evidence