Every woman deserves to feel the love of a man like Atlas Corrigan, and every woman should be safe from men like Ryle Kincaid. The difference between men like Atlas and men like Ryle is that Atlas had a horrific upbringing that should have changed him, should have made him angry and bitter and jaded, but he didn't let it.
Ryle had a single traumatic thing happen to him, which was huge, but he let it define him and morph him into the man he became. Which was an abuser and someone who hid behind the mask of a successful neurosurgeon.
What is also clear to me is that DV has no economical barrier. It afflicts the wealthy and the not wealthy, weaving its ugly web with equal ferocity. Someone like Ryle is just as capable of inflicting DV as someone who is not in his position. And the person who we all assumed would have been the abuser (Atlas) because of his troubled past, is actually the one who ends up being a crucial lifeline to Lily and helps her realize that she has that support system if she finds the strength to leave her relationship.
It Ends With Us is a story of the patterns of domestic violence, but also in breaking generational trauma and surrounding yourself with your chosen family and group.
