 Dexter considers himself emotionally divorced from the rest of humanity; in his narration, he often refers to "humans" as if he is not one of them, Dexter makes frequent references to an internal feeling of emptiness, leading to several attempts in his youth to "feel alive", Dexter claims to have no feelings or conscience and that all of his emotional responses are part of a well-rehearsed act to conceal his true nature, in the Season 1 of the television series, he had no interest in romance or sex; this changed when he became involved with Lila in the Season 2.He initially considered his relationship with Rita to be part of his disguise; however, by the end of the Season 4, Dexter had fully evolved into a family man and wished to rid himself of his self-titled "Dark Passenger".There are chinks in Dexter's emotional armour; however, he acknowledges loyalty to family, particularly his now-deceased, adoptive father, stating "If I were capable of love, how I would have loved Harry", since Harry's death, Dexter's only family has been his sister, Debra Morgan, Harry's biological daughter.