considering her past experiences, would charlie be able to tell when a relationship is becoming unhealthy? and would she take the initiative to leave to avoid the toxicity? love u, b
You know how the saying goes—fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me? That’s a hard question to answer. While Charlie was in fact naive and more on the innocent side back then when things went wrong in her previous relationship, I don’t think she was necessarily oblivious to all the warning signs: she choose to ignore them. Granted, I don’t think she’s at fault for ignoring those warning signs since she couldn’t have imagined such little things turning into something so horrible, but the fact still remains that she choose to turn a blind eye to his obsession with her (”he really, really likes me!”) and the jealousy (”it’s not bad, he just wants me all to himself.”).
In the beginning of relationships is when she would be the most cautious and on her toes, looking out for those initial signs that things might not be as good as they seem on the surface. Once her guard is let down and she lets the other person in, maybe dating for a few months at a time and they’re falling in love: no. She’d most likely be blinded by the fact that she’s in love—or thinks she’s in love, depending on how toxic the relationship has turned—and won’t want to recognize those warning signs and break off the relationship even if she knows she should deep down. On the off chance that she does realize what’s happening and comes to her senses? Yeah. While it might be hard, she wouldn’t want the same thing to happen and she would leave or at the very least take precautions to save up some money and repeat her disappearing act.
