Okay, I know it is 9 years after the film was made, and the book from which it comes was written 20 years ago. I don't care. I am old enough to know that no man would ever act the way he does and get away with it twenty, thirty or fifty years ago. (Yes, I know I am not living in the same society with the same norms, but enough is enough. I have read all of the reviews, and I am not finished with the series. I have read some of the spoilers, so I know not to get my hopes up that the FL will suddenly shut him down when the ML belittles her. I mean, he remembers how vibrant and quirky and full of life she was in college. But... He doesn't see the mealy-mouthed, insecure creature she has become in his presence? He is not the least bit curious as to her demeanor? He never stops to ask her, "What happened to you?" If he knows her father was enough of a jerk to demand he stay away from her, can't he put his common sense together to see why she left suddenly?

So many people who wrote about this series commented on their frustration with the FL. I agree. But, I am more frustrated that the director thought this was okay. I wonder if

I have read posts about his mental illness and how he may exhibit PTSD... maybe. If that was the direction the show wanted to take then it should have done it properly.

So, why am I going to finish it? I am not sure. Perhaps, I am hoping someone kept out a key part (in the synopsis) where FL stomps on ML's foot and tells him to sit his a** down and listen for a minute. Perhaps he realizes he is the poster child for toxic masculinity and he changes his ways.

I truly hope I don't offend anyone by this rant. I just needed to take a breath as I start episode 14 feeling distraught.