I could be being naive in thinking it's been obvious to others, but I thought much of the criticism (and judgment) from people has been essentially communicating that there's a differnce between unconditional love and just plain stupidity and unnecessarily tolerating mistreatment.

It could be that Will is trying to prove that there really isn't a difference between the two... at least not in his mind.

I don't claim to know who's correct. I do know that I'll never again tolerate the kind of stuff he's tolerating. My life's path in relationships is teaching me something different. Only he knows what's right for him tho.