What do you think about the love Steve and Roxy had? It is healthy or toxic love?

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Deepanshu Tushir wrote: 22 Aug 2022, 16:11 I can agree that the love they had was not ideal, but I can't say it was toxic. Everything was great between Steve and Roxy, but things got bad when Steve joined the police department. I think they were both fighting their own demons. Roxy was still dealing with the loss of her family and preparing for med school, and Steve was fighting alone against the department. 
Yeah... I feel this same way too. They just had issues, so I can't say it was a toxic relationship, I agree to this.
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I believe Steve only wanted the best for Roxy and to protect her. I, on the other hand, I don't like to be in a relationship with little communication because I believe it would be inappropriate. I also believe Roxy respected Steve.
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For me Steve an Roxy's love isn't healthy. Steve is the only one in the relationship, Roxy's heart is somewhere else and she isn't as bothered as Steve is my their relationship.
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Their love was not healthy, and at a point when Steve joined the police there was a lack of communication between them, so I think there was toxic.
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The love between Steve was not healthy, at some point there was a lack of communication between them, distance, and cheating. For me their love was toxic.
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It was not toxic. It was just young love. The stage that their relationship usually had such characteristics. A time will come when their love will mature and all their conflicts will be just memories.
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It's not toxic. It's only young and once it will mature it will stabilize. They are both young and out of their control, they must make such mistakes to learn from them.
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Steve, in my opinion, wanted Roxy to be safe at all times and wanted the best for her. However, I wouldn't go so far as to declare that I would adore being in a relationship where there is no communication since I believe it would be inappropriate. Roxy, in my opinion, genuinely liked Steve.
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At first, their love and relationship seemed healthy, but clearly examining it shows that it was just borderline toxic.
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The major problem about Steve and Roxy's relationship is that they found it difficult to understand each other. Their love was healthy attimes and toxic attimes.
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I think that it was unhealthy since Steve's sole reason for making some of the choices he made was because he was afraid to lose her and wanted to impress her. While on the other hand Roxy was making no compromises for him. It seemed like a one-sided relationship to me.
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Neither, but towards the end, I don't think they should have continued their relationship together. Steve was more in love with the idea of Roxy than Roxy herself. Roxy was in love with Steve before he began to grow. As graduated adults, they truly didn't seem compatible.
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It wasn't as bad as toxic. But it certainly wasnt healthy, especially for Steve.
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Love stories necessitate a small concession from both parties. I believe Steve wanted Roxy to have the greatest life possible and to be safe. The lack of communication in their love story, however, had an impact on their relationship. Roxy's affection for Steve, in my opinion, was genuine.
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At the early time, I found their relationship to be perfect, not until Steve signed up for the police work. I can say the relationship became soar, but I can't really call it a toxic one.
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