It would make everything better in the long run. His parents and Karl could move on, Judith could marry a normal man who cares for her. Everything would work out. The FL trope I hate the most is the self-righteous sacrificer, who throws themselves into despair and destruction supposedly for the sake of others, while devastating everyone around them, refusing to listen to reason, indulging in a twisted self-pity masquerading as piety. It's even more disgusting when an ML does it.
It would make everything better in the long run. His parents and Karl could move on, Judith could marry a normal man who cares for her. Everything would work out.
The FL trope I hate the most is the self-righteous sacrificer, who throws themselves into despair and destruction supposedly for the sake of others, while devastating everyone around them, refusing to listen to reason, indulging in a twisted self-pity masquerading as piety. It's even more disgusting when an ML does it.