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Differences And Similarities Between Brad King And Diane Newton King

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A father, a mother, and two children. They all live in a small town farm house. A professor and a news anchor. They smile, sometimes they even laugh. They pronounced their love for each other in public. What seemed to be an ordinary life and a respectable marriage was torn apart under the protective covering they hid behind. Fixation, lovability, qualities of a lifelong marriage, and revealing their true feelings lay unsettled. To dissect Brad King and Diane Newton King’s relationship, one must first know who they are beyond the surface. Diane Newton King grew up in an alcoholic home with not much love or support, but that did not deter her. She had ambitions at a young age and knew what she wanted. Diane could be described by some as self-obsessive. She sought out perfection from herself and from others. Diane needed to do whatever it took to get the right image, the right attention, the right story. When spoke of, Diane would be either …show more content…

He was a hard-shelled man who did not express many lovable emotions. Brad was married once before to a woman, Gail, whom he had a child named Alyssa with. Brad was a police office for about 16 years, learning the ins and outs of the criminal justice system. He had a degree in Education, hoping to one day teach which was a passion of his. After teaching a few classes various places, Brad was able to teach at his Alma matar, Western Michigan University, in the criminal justice department as an adjunct professor. Brad was not always the easiest person to try and understand. “Without question he was a player. I would go a step further. I thought he was pretty good at, at kind of catering to her, and playing her in some respects” (P. 306 T). He didn’t mind having extra time to himself. He would sit, having alone time when not at the University during the day. Maybe he wanted to keep his alone time in the house, getting rid of the attention seeking wife and finally having that attention on

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