Re: normal
I agree with you -- there is no doubt in my mind that Justin still loves Brian. He gets angry and frustrated with Brian, he gets hurt by Brian's thoughtlessness -- but I don't believe he has stopped loving him from the moment he started. (Started loving him, I mean.) Still ... he isn't happy with the way their relationship is developing. I think he isn't entirely sure what he wants -- or how to get it. But with Ethan he sees a chance to see if he can be happy without Brian. In a "normal" relationship, with someone his own age, etc.. (And we know now how this experiment went.)