What do you think of Sophie and Joseph's relationship?

Joseph is an African-American man living next to Sophie and her mother. Sophie notices Joseph when she turns eighteen and he is the only man she knows beside Marc. Joseph distinguishes himself from other men by being a gentleman and by not forcing Sophie into anything she is not ready to do. Joseph is significantly older than Sophie and he could be the age of Sophie’s father, so the relationship between them is based more on trust than on sexual attraction. Joseph is the one who takes Sophie to the hospital when she breaks her hymen and when she doesn’t stop bleeding he is there by her side and during her pregnancy. Joseph takes care of Sophie while she is pregnant and his music lulls both the unborn baby and the mother. When Sophie runs away with the baby, Joseph is worried that something happened to them and when he sees them safe and sound he is ready to take them back.

Joseph is a thoughtful, kind, and patient man. He is a good husband and father and is willing to work through his wife's problems with her.