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when Elizabeth finds out about the autistic sister...


She is mad he didn't tell her about it and then says something along the lines of "you get off on this don't you?" I don't get what she's implying. Could anyone enlighten me?

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She's implying that he enjoys having to take care of her like that. Then she decides that the only reason he's going out with her is because she's also screwed up and he's taking care of her like he does with his sister (albeit in a different way).

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Ah ok. That makes a lot of sense.. thanks a lot!

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Yeah, such a selfish thing to say. You think, after that experience she'd realize it's not always about her. But I understand what she was going through.
I like that this story was very honest and relatable but I suspect many will judge and say she's narcissist, spoiled, over dramatic, etc... and she was all that too.

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