Discussion Question

                Analyze Karen and Gary's relationship:

                Karen and Greg have an unhealthy relationship because Karen gets bored of Greg and constantly cheats on him. She claims she loves him, but he is just a safety net. Karen and Greg care each other, this is clear when he we waits up for at her house to see if shes safe. Also when Karen imagines their future together, however she is caught up in college and all the male attention. Karen has had a multitude of boyfriends since second grade, she is unable to be alone. She justifies her cheating by saying she loves Greg and she was away from him for three months and she was bored. Karen pledged to a sorority because her mom thought she needed more female friends. However Greg doesn't like her being apart of a sorority because he probably doesn't trust her, "...when I wrote and told him my mom had signed me up for rush, his first letter back to me was vitriolic and intense"(Welch 15). Greg is very upset and angry about Karen rushing a sorority and later asks about the frat guys. Greg is also angry when Karen returns later than she said she would, from a party. If Greg and Karen's relationship was healthy he would trust her enough to be okay with her joining a sorority.  Honesty and trust is important in any friendship and/or relationship, however Greg and Karen's relationship does not possess these two things.