When Claire said to Nate, "I think you should give Brenda a break," I wanted to say to her, "Like you gave Russell a break…" (Brenda's infidelity had been more than one encounter with an academic predator!)

I couldn't help feeling that Claire's rage toward Russell—not just her rejection of him, but the vindictive manner of it—reflected immaturity. Russell was a sexually confused guy dealing with a predator, and all she could see was how SHE'D been betrayed! (Russell wasn't the only one who was self-absorbed.) She had…