Mandy genuinely cared for Lip and understood his life and family more than Amanda did, although no fault of her own. They both cared for Lip's future and success but in different ways. Mandy knew that he was "destined", for one of a better word, to get out of the South Side and be someone, while Amanda saw . the "Bad Boy from the Wrong side of the Tracks" image that he caters to. Neither of them were perfect for Lip but they helped figure out about himself in different . ways.