Talk:Drug of Gold/@comment-29594668-20150405234101/@comment-146.113.65.171-20150406022618

I think it's also suggested at least somewhat that he was afraid of her because he knew she had some terrible emotional baggage (the "darkness in her heart", as it were) and at the time couldn't handle dealing with it. I mean, her being fat clearly wasn't an issue because he still seemed to like her before the engagement party, and even after being grossed out by her manners he still cares about her enough to be concerned when he hears the rumors years later.

The guy was raised to be spineless. I wouldn't be surprised if the engagement breaking off was solely his parents' idea.