Hold off on those relationships

I like how it showed that Daryl thought he was heaven's gift to women, and that his hustling nature made it all the more believable, drugs or no drugs. But it also showed how he, as the main character, had to overcome all the obstacles to realizing and admitting that he was an addict. As one poster indicated, he thought if he could save Charlie, it would boost his ego. Maybe he also thought that it would compensate for the wrong he had done both at work and with the girl he was with that died. Notice how the story arc with the dead girl did not appear to be fully resolved. He also felt that he could put Lennie in his place when he told her that Lennie would have to deal with him (Daryl) and not her if she moved in with Daryl. Charlie was used to dysfunctional relationships and truly believed she did not deserve any better. Daryl was trying to fill a void of loneliness with both drugs and then Charlie. He had to learn the hard way ultimately, and that would be the true test of his battle to stay clean and sober.