That's not a mistake, it's part of the deal. There is an apparent point being made that she is passive to the extent of being a doormat, and accepting of being treated poorly. That's part of battered woman/abuse syndrome.
IMO
I'd like to see Nurmi ask Jodi is she thought she deserved to be a "doormat". I'll bet her answer would be "No!" She wasn't being a doormat. She was tolerating Travis' flirting because she believed he was the golden goose and she wanted to be Mrs. Golden Goose. (She refuses to get a real job and support herself. She is too special for this.)
Symptoms of domestic abuse:
-physically afraid of their partner most of the time
-must walk on eggshells around the partner out of fear of angering them
-believe that they cant do anything right for their partner
-believe they deserved to be mistreated
-believe they might be crazy
-feels numb and helpless
-lives with partner with an unpredictable temper
-partner has threatened to hurt or kill them
-partner has threatened to commit suicide if they leave
-partner forces them to have sex
-partner destroys your belongings
-partner acts excessively jealous
-partner controls what you do
-partner limits your access to money, the phone, the car
-partner constantly checks up on them
-partner blames them for their abusive behavior
-partner ignores or insults their accomplishments
-partner sees them as property or a sex object rather than a person
-partner treats you badly and embarrasses them in front of friends
-partner yells or humiliates them
-partner criticizes them