>>3124023Joseph is my favourite dad since the beggining, but his writing is kind of a mixed bag, but that makes him morally grey and the most interesting dad.
I don't think he is a master manipulator like
>>3124055 said, nor is dickish and abusive like some parts of the fandom are trying to portrait him. But it feels like he likes to put on a facade, pretend that nothing is wrong, and avoid confrontation to a unhealthy point. In his bad ending, he recognizes he stays with Mary for the image for example.
And about the cheating, I don't think he's a serial cheater. But I'm sure he downplayed severely the scope of his relationship with Robert, and that there have been others before him. His interactions with the MC felt genuine though, in that instance I think he got scared of actually leaving Mary for good. Divorcing with 4 kids can be terrifying, specially is you're from a conservative upbringing.
The more difficult question is: Why Mary stays with Joseph, if she's clearly so unhappy?
>>3124079>Fans now embrace Joseph as the power top he actually is.Perfect.
