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She overthinks things too much. He doesn't love her because he's cursed. He loves her but people dismiss it as a curse. The Astariols are perfect and love is the only thing that "taints" their perfection and gives them humanity. Their culture makes it seem like a bloody tragedy when it happens. Imagine freaking the hell out because (half) human people are experiencing human emotions. She's so caught up in her regret, self hatred, and guilt that she doesn't see she's making herself out to be more important than she actually is. This man fell for her all on his own. I'm tired of her being caught up in this dumb "Im evil because someone fell in love with me" nonesense. I know she's made mistakes but she's honestly taking some crazy ass leaps in reasoning.