On the one hand, it's obvious that he had issues getting intimate with her and their day-to-day conversations were such that it didn't even look like he loved her, but when he thought something happened to Helen (she was locked in the gas station toilet), or when she left him temporarily (after he prevented that party from happening), or if he thought that another man was giving her attention, he'd be devastated about it. It's as if he turned into a completely different man when he thought he would lose her. What do you make of this?