Terri states that the man she was with prior to her marriage “loved her so much he wanted to kill me” (722). After the dissolution of their relationship the former boyfriend then proceeded to kill himself after being heartbroken at losing her. Terri actually becomes defensive of her former boyfriend and his love for her when she exclaims “But he loved me. You can grant me that, can’t you” (723)? To Terri the fact that her former boyfriend was willing to fight for her love, even though he was causing her harm, and take his own life on account of their breakup, was the ultimate love. Terri knows that kind of love isn’t healthy. While she acknowledges that kind of love is crazy, she justifies it by saying “people are different”
Terri states that the man she was with prior to her marriage “loved her so much he wanted to kill me” (722). After the dissolution of their relationship the former boyfriend then proceeded to kill himself after being heartbroken at losing her. Terri actually becomes defensive of her former boyfriend and his love for her when she exclaims “But he loved me. You can grant me that, can’t you” (723)? To Terri the fact that her former boyfriend was willing to fight for her love, even though he was causing her harm, and take his own life on account of their breakup, was the ultimate love. Terri knows that kind of love isn’t healthy. While she acknowledges that kind of love is crazy, she justifies it by saying “people are different”