Why did bree keep settling for men who didn’t deserve her?

Maybe Bree had a habit of choosing unworthy, and let’s face it, loser boyfriends because she underestimated herself and thought she didn’t deserve any better. Her history of being dumped by people who chose someone else definitely played a part in her settling for anyone. 

Bree probably needed to focus on boosting her self-esteem and recognising her own worth to break free from the pattern of accepting less than she deserved in her love life.

Maybe she was terrified of being single or was just too lazy to get out of a bad relationship.

Bree knew what real love felt like; she’d had it with Nik. I think in her anger towards him and her belief that she would never find anything like it ever again, she just went with the flow for a while, until, of course, that all changed.

Why did Luca treat Bree that way?

Perhaps Luca’s expectations of Bree changing after marriage stemmed from societal norms or pressures. Luca had preconceived notions about what a wife should be like based on traditional roles, leading him to believe that Bree needed to change in order to fulfil those roles.

He clearly thought that his wife needed to be the perfect housewife, cook, and always be waiting at home with an apron around her waist. At least, that is what happened in my own experience of marrying an Italian.

My quirky traits, independence, and lack of domestic skills initially attracted my husband, yet, as soon as we were married, he expected me to suddenly become a domestic goddess. (Which I can assure you all I am not, nor will I ever be.) He was surprised to find me sleeping rather than preparing dinner at 6am. He expected me to have homemade cakes and biscuits ready for house guests. He used to buy cakes and pretend to his friends at home that I’d been baking all day. I found it all hillarious at first, but, in the end, it was what broke us, or, should I say, set me free.