So I was trawling @ ONTD, and there someone posted a comment saying the whole cheating scandal not only made her dislike Kristen, but also Rob, because it threw light upon the fact that he had loved a person who others inferred as bratty, b!+chy, selfish and generally rude. That he must be as bad as her then, because he must condone her behaviour.
While these aren’t essentially my views on Kristen, it certainly made me think of the numerous situations that I’ve observed where nice, polite, affable guys often choose rude, bratty women as their other half. Same goes for nice, likable women going for the d-bag type of guys.
My general logical mind cannot compute that, though I do understand the attraction towards a more layered, slightly Byronic type of personality which may look dark on the face of it but really isn’t. (That’s the main reason I believe women fell for Edward. Dangerous, dark, but not bad, as Bella herself surmised.)
BUT, that’s fantasy, and in RL, usually, what we see is what we get. A guy who’s mysterious, possessive and dangerous looking is often just be that, and that’s not healthy in a relationship.
That’s why while I swoon for slightly darker Edwards in fics, I don’t go and pursue guys like that in RL. I’m inclined to like the genial, nice guys like Edward in, um, First of the Month? Coincidental Major? Proud?... etc.(You get the point, lol)
So… where was I? Yes, would you really blame a guy/gal who fell for a loathsome person? Would you paint them in the same colour as their SO, for settling for such a people as their other half?
ALSO, I have a personal situation that’s on the same line, so I want to know your views. It’s inside in comments.
Strutting Rob FYT-
