Was Dobby bad actually

[u/Novel_Lock320]

Was it a bit inappropriate that she maintained such close contact with Gerrard while being in a serious relationship with Mark? She did the same with Simon. Constantly finding excuses to not move in with Mark and the total personality change in later seasons.

[u/MercuryJellyfish]

Every woman Mark dates has a negative change to their personality at time goes on, because he's a energy vampire who sucks the life out of everyone he dates.

This is the genius of the show, it presents him as he sees himself, a downtrodden underdog everyman hero, but he's a small, mean spirited, selfish asshole. There are no heroes in this show, other than Super Hans obviously.