Everyone is shocked at Skylar's cruelty me included. But what he said isn't so different than what many people say: you can't love others until you love yourself. Which isn't true. Having trauma doesn't make you unable to love in most cases, it's just a constant interference.
I'm somewhat in agreement with you. Before, I used to look forward to updates; now it updates, and I leave it for when I remember. Even Cuddle seems cuter to me. This has lost a bit of what made it unique.
The ML is a piece of shit with not one redeeming quality