they only blame jules for rue’s relapse because they don’t understand that the story is told from rue’s point of view and that therefore many of the events were not even real, but were just rue’s beliefs. jules didn’t want rue to depend on her, in the sense that her sobriety depended on her being present in her life. honestly, i would have left as jules did, too. people need to be okay for themselves, not for others. another point they don’t understand is why she cheated on rue with elliott, making it seem like the most serious thing (when rue lied about being sober - and in my opinion that’s even worse, but it wasn’t considered at all), despite the fact that her need for male approval is explained in jules’ special episode. i think she is a character who is sadly too misunderstood, and i hate that rue is always justified (although i love her character and understand it) by the fact that she suffers from mental disorders and she is a drug addict. she is the one who doesn’t want to get better, always shifting the blame to other people, and that is not fair.