I like her too.
I think people are underestimating how persuasive people like Steven can be. He was relentless in his pursuit of her, throw in the culture clash and her obvious initial discomfort in the house and it's easy to understand how she ended up being so influenced.
The thing about people like Steven is that they are successful for a short time at least. In real life they move onto their next victim when it starts to go pear shaped, leaving behind the debts and the heartbreak.
Pick up any newspaper any day and there will be a story about a person conned by somebody like Steven.
We tut and say "how could they be so stupid" which misses the point that the majority are honest and do have a naive belief in the honesty of others and that makes them gullible.
The alternative is a cynicism in society that nobody would find it good to live in.
I think people are underestimating how persuasive people like Steven can be. He was relentless in his pursuit of her, throw in the culture clash and her obvious initial discomfort in the house and it's easy to understand how she ended up being so influenced.
The thing about people like Steven is that they are successful for a short time at least. In real life they move onto their next victim when it starts to go pear shaped, leaving behind the debts and the heartbreak.
Pick up any newspaper any day and there will be a story about a person conned by somebody like Steven.
We tut and say "how could they be so stupid" which misses the point that the majority are honest and do have a naive belief in the honesty of others and that makes them gullible.
The alternative is a cynicism in society that nobody would find it good to live in.




