1. John was nothing more than a louse, so he can be counted out from the get-go.
2. Jake, the ML, was an idiot. "I fell in love with her when she was 16, so I decided to treat her like trash so she will hate me. At the same time, I'm her brothers' best friend, so I'll hang around and treat your home like my place, ensuring that I drive you nuts. Now, I will teach you how to be feminine, mostly in a condescending way, because I love you and want you to be happy with the scumbag who treats you so badly. Oh, by the way, I love you just as you are." Could he possibly have sent any more mixed messages? I doubt it.
3. David, her brother, should have been drowned at birth. He admits that he, the other brothers, and their father raised her to be a complete tomboy. He also talked in her hearing about how attractive girls were all sluts. He then spends all his time making fun of her for not being feminine. He also discusses her in very uncomplimentary ways with both his wife and his BFF (Jake) in places she can easily overhear. He must get a real kick out of knowing that she has no self confidence and that he was part of the reason. Given his amount of sensitivity and empathy, I can only imagine how his children are going to turn out if he has any hand in raising them.
4. The best thing the FL could have done was move far away from these twits.
1. John was nothing more than a louse, so he can be counted out from the get-go.
2. Jake, the ML, was an idiot. "I fell in love with her when she was 16, so I decided to treat her like trash so she will hate me. At the same time, I'm her brothers' best friend, so I'll hang around and treat your home like my place, ensuring that I drive you nuts. Now, I will teach you how to be feminine, mostly in a condescending way, because I love you and want you to be happy with the scumbag who treats you so badly. Oh, by the way, I love you just as you are." Could he possibly have sent any more mixed messages? I doubt it.
3. David, her brother, should have been drowned at birth. He admits that he, the other brothers, and their father raised her to be a complete tomboy. He also talked in her hearing about how attractive girls were all sluts. He then spends all his time making fun of her for not being feminine. He also discusses her in very uncomplimentary ways with both his wife and his BFF (Jake) in places she can easily overhear. He must get a real kick out of knowing that she has no self confidence and that he was part of the reason. Given his amount of sensitivity and empathy, I can only imagine how his children are going to turn out if he has any hand in raising them.
4. The best thing the FL could have done was move far away from these twits.