Travis' own words, from the transcript:
TA "Yes, I'm addicted to it. I keep taking you back and you know it. You know I'll get pissed but I'll take you back"
Yes, I read that, and thank you, janx. I love your posts...
Although this isn't this a strong ding against TA (whom I support totally)...but really, get into the real world.
It's almost like there was something deeply, internally wrong.
He was incredibly naive. What caused that, I wonder?
Using his own words, he simply couldn't see the evil in JA, even though he had written so poignantly about it.
I fall back to my own personal view (perhaps the minority), that a fatal mix of religious/hormonal naivete/drive and deep psychopathology triggered an atomic pile.
Religious naivete was not at fault, but was a contributing factor.
For religious folk who have been trained only to see the good in people, this may serve as a cautionary note.
Keep in mind, as a general principle, that the greatest alcohol consumption in Salt Lake City occurs during the LDS General Conference.