Class of 09 rant (Ari and Nicole)

its definitely agreed that Nicole isn't the nicest person, but I honestly don't think shes evil either. the most common argument against that is the way she treated Ari during their relationship, but Ari was fully aware of Nicole's personality and it was literally the reason she was interested in Nicole in the first place.

"you show every sign of an abuser, I don't give a shit. your the kinda girl who would choke me goodnight, the kinda girl who would walk in on me cutting take the razor blade and do it for me. I don't want a girlfriend to marry, I want a girl who helps me plan my own suicide. you're that girl Nicole, and I need you bad." - Ari 

and then after their breakup it's like she never even knew Nicole would be an abuser, let alone wanted her for that reason. like wdym dating girls is horrible? that's... what you expected I thought?

also, she threatens to cut if Nicole says no, if you choose to reject ari she supports the false homophobic accusations that Nicole was getting, and when trying to get Ari to leave her house before it gets burnt down she will only go if Nicole agrees to kiss her. I would say those behaviors are manipulative. Ari was never pressured to actually stay in the relationship, but nicole is. not to say Nicole is the victim, they were both abusive but considering Ari manipulated her into being together despite knowing Nicole was toxic and then acted like she had no idea when they broke up, I would say shes more in the wrong. but, that's just my personal opinion.

edit: after rewatching ending 5 I realized something else. Nicole seemed to purposely let Ari know what kind of person she is so Ari wouldn't get hurt. like when Nicole says "I told her its hot she cuts herself, and I wasn't lying, but am I really the one here?" could be an example of that. that ending is also one of the very few times she shows remorse. and in the ending where Ari's house burns down, right after giving her speech about how toxic Nicole is and how badly she wants her because of that (the part I quoted in the 2nd paragraph) Nicole's reply is "bitch you need THERAPY." yeah she was bitchy in the way she showed it no doubt, but I think Nicole wanted the best for Ari.

Nicole also wasn't aware that she was abusing Ari during their relationship because it never got physical, it was only emotional. not that it makes it okay, but what I'm trying to say is Nicole wasn't aware she was being abusive to Ari until later. and she actually does start feeling guilty for her actions after that, as stated in ending 5.