She is no stranger to the feeling of helplessness. For a long time, this emotional roller coaster only made her depression worse. Her psychiatrist's warning that "leaning too much on a boyfriend you cohabit with will only drive him away" made her more aware of society's different attitudes toward women who are formally married and those that simply cohabit.
在很長的一段時間內，這愛恨糾纏的感情加重了她的憂鬱症，在這種情形下，小 P 當時就診的男性心理醫生竟警告她，「妳不能太依靠同居男友，否則等於是逼他走，」更讓她感受到外界對於同居女人和合法太太的差別待遇。