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Yes, Faye IS emotionally needy and insecure. Whether she is like this in the outside world I have no idea, but in the house Aaron unfortunately entered into a relationship with her and his odd behaviour towards someone he says he fancies IS messing with her head - and being the way she is, she is reacting to that.
This is only 1 example - when she burped, he rejected her and it almost ended the relationship. How normal is this? How could he possibly let something like that cause someone he cared for to feel disgusting? He goes around shaking his head and sulking over things she does that don’t please him. The overall impression is that he disapproves of her and is only with her because she perseveres. When she is open about her feelings, he is often cold and cagey. He refused to try and mend bridges with Jem, which he would have done if he really cared for Faye. All Aaron really cares about is himself and how HE feels.
He is certainly not aggressive towards her - his actions are subtle and manipulative. If Aaron really wanted her and made her feel cared for, Faye wouldn’t have any reason to be needy and Jem, her mother, the other mothers and many more of us who can see the true dynamics in this relationship would have no inclination to ‘pick’ on Aaron. He is playing her like a cat plays with a mouse - and stupidly she lets him and goes back for more.
I am not a fan of Aaron, obviously. I liked him the first week or two, then I was on to him. I don’t particularly like Faye either, but she is a young girl and Aaron has more experience of the world - he already has a failed marriage behind him. It seems to me that any woman entering into a relationship with him will have to mould herself to be what Aaron wants, or else she will be subjected to his moods and periods of aloofness. This is what people see who are not Aaron fans, and therefore more objective - from what I have observed on the net.