Brilliant post! Best desciption of SJ yet; you have really summed her up and yes, I don't believe she is capable of any real affection or love. It is all linked to what she gets out of it. There is zero real compassion. I don't think she can be, or can have, a real friend. Everyone in her life is a suppoting character in her soap opera, a cast member; they are all holding her up. If she were left alone, she could not possibly remain standing for long. They are all crutches and are being used as such: financially, practically and psychologically. Most of them also have their own problems; they are there for a reason and enjoy being actors themselves but their names will never appear above hers in the titles, she is the ultimate star in her own show and everyone else is there to make her look shiny! There is something tragic about her character, not totally unlike some other tragic, but more talented divas.