The Start of a Wonderful Relationship
The book If I Did It: Confessions of the Killer by OJ Simpson opens with a description of how OJ felt about the murders several years after they occurred. It also describes the way that the accusations have affected his life, including his relationship with Nicole’s family and the relationship he has with his own children.
After reading the first several chapters, I have noticed that Nicole Brown and OJ Simpson originally had a good relationship. From what was described in the book, it appears that their relationship was solid and began with love at first sight. It also seems that Nicole was in love with OJ and he felt the same way as Nicole did. This makes it difficult for the reader to believe that OJ killed someone who he cared so much about at one point in his life.
After a short period of time in their relationship, Nicole was pushing for an engagement, which OJ tried to delay as long as possible due to the failure of his previous marriage with Marguerite and his desire to not make life more difficult for his children, but he eventually gave in to her demands and asked for her hand in marriage. About a year later, they had a major fight, during which OJ hit the hood of Nicole’s car with a baseball bat after they had a verbal argument. After OJ had hit her car, she called the police, but when asked if she wanted to file a complaint, she realized how foolish it was for her to call, so she apologized for summoning the officer and did not file. This shows how Nicole would often overreact to small and petty things, which led to many of the problems she and OJ had later in the relationship.
