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Charlotte seems like a saint compared to Tosca. And personally, the adultery bothered me far more than anything about Charlotte did. I don't know what sins in particular bothered tsutanai, but here are things which I noticed about her.

Her lack of any idea whatsoever to do in life, especially when she majored in philosophy, bothered me. Being indecisive, sure. But no ideas whatsoever?

She initiated their relationship - she was sitting around, bored but included, and picked the actor out of the crowd to send a drink to - she might not have gone as far as adultery, but she started the flirting.

She might be mildly discontent with her husband (although more likely she's just bored with her aimless life), but she never asks him to do anything. She's passive about her discontent. How is he meant to know there's anything wrong? (Yes, he's a little dense about everything as well.)

I couldn't relate to her choice of friends, but that's hardly a flaw. Although perhaps it shows poor choices in friends on her part. After all, even her choice of English-speaking friend, presumably from the US, whom she talks to on the phone isn't even a good enough friend to stick around and listen to her in her distress.