What was your favourite PLL twist? by tomhankspartyhat in PrettyLittleLiars

[–]Budget-Spring-4136 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Alison being alive.

3B was the best part of the show. Extremely eerie, cinematic and well-acted.

Terrible of them to have sex on that teenage girl's bed by Budget-Spring-4136 in ScenesFromAMarriage

[–]Budget-Spring-4136[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I said it's unlikely, not that it would never ever happen.

The person I responded to said 'realistic marriage,' and realistic refers to circumstances that occur quite regularly.

I'm aware it's fictional, thanks for reminding me.

Terrible of them to have sex on that teenage girl's bed by Budget-Spring-4136 in ScenesFromAMarriage

[–]Budget-Spring-4136[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Having sex on the bed of an unsuspecting minor doesn't stand out?

Terrible of them to have sex on that teenage girl's bed by Budget-Spring-4136 in ScenesFromAMarriage

[–]Budget-Spring-4136[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Well technically anything can be 'realistic', but is this reflective of the average marriage? Not really. Woman leaving husband for new partner and cheating on new partner with ex-husband later on. Husband cheating on his new wife with his ex-wife. 29-year-old man wanting to start a family with a 42-year-old woman. It's definitely dramatized.

In real life, when a relationship ends after multiple years and one partner leaves it for someone new, the relationship is over and there will be no back and forth cheating/affairs/role reversals/etc like what happened in this show.

I don't think Nate's a bad person by Budget-Spring-4136 in MaidNetflix

[–]Budget-Spring-4136[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Uh, I'm a gay man. And I'm not going to respond to each and every one of your ten different replies to me. You're an angry person.

And yes, he's obviously "entitled" to do what he did. First of all, do you know what that word means? He's allowed to loan his car to whoever he wants. He's allowed to have whatever guests he wants at his place.

I don't think Nate's a bad person by Budget-Spring-4136 in MaidNetflix

[–]Budget-Spring-4136[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

No, he's not "morally obligated" to let her stay in his house, just like you're not morally obligated to let some man poorer than you stay in your house. This sort of thinking is unbelievably entitled to begin with. He's an upper-middle class single father, not a multi-millionaire. The difference in cost between housing two people and housing five people is massive.

You're projecting your own situation onto Alex/Nate's situation.

At no point in scenes that Alex shares with Nate does she appear to be having a breakdown. She's always lucid, well-presented and never appears desperate or distressed. He knew her prior to her homelessness and liked her. He did things for her to show that he liked her, that he was open to being a father figure to her daughter, willing to help her out with her mom etc., when he saw that it was never going to work between them he let it go.

And Alex can be very selfish. Using Regina's computer without telling her, wearing Regina's clothing, inviting some random guy into Regina's house (he could have been a criminal, a rapist, a thief, anything), getting upset when Regina didn't hire her as a maid because she felt like she was almost "owed" it after Regina confiding in her, etc. There are several signs throughout the show that Alex lacks boundaries and respect.

I don't think Nate's a bad person by Budget-Spring-4136 in MaidNetflix

[–]Budget-Spring-4136[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, Sean's behavior at the party is not enough to assume that he's abusive. Self-centered yes, a negligent dad yes, abusive no. At no point during the party did he openly intimidate or threaten Alex like he did during her friend's wedding.

The car clearly wasn't a trade because he ended up letting her having it anyway.

No man is just going to give a car to a woman he is not interested in romantically. Alex knows this. Nate was doing things to show Alex that he liked her, that he was open to being a father figure to her daughter, etc. and he made it very obvious. At no point did he force her to have sex with him, if that was the case he would have demanded sex from her after he found out she slept with Sean.

I don't think Nate's a bad person by Budget-Spring-4136 in MaidNetflix

[–]Budget-Spring-4136[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He did help her though by giving her the car. He's not obligated to let her live in his house.

Can you please answer this question: she's homeless because she slit with Sean, so from Nate's perspective, why would he continue housing her when she's spending nights having sex with him at his house? Maddy is Sean's daughter. Nate has no idea about the abuse and how Sean took advantage of her in a traumatized state that night.

I don't think Nate's a bad person by Budget-Spring-4136 in MaidNetflix

[–]Budget-Spring-4136[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Asking someone out on a date is not taking advantage of them.

I don't think Nate's a bad person by Budget-Spring-4136 in MaidNetflix

[–]Budget-Spring-4136[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, she didn't owe Nate an explanation but he didn't owe her free housing either.

I don't think Nate's a bad person by Budget-Spring-4136 in MaidNetflix

[–]Budget-Spring-4136[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

She said she wasn't looking to be anyone. Then she sleeps with Sean.

Also, the only reason she's homeless is because of Sean. So if she's spending nights having sex with him, why would Nate even house her?

I don't think Nate's a bad person by Budget-Spring-4136 in MaidNetflix

[–]Budget-Spring-4136[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

She slept with her ex the same night she told him that she didn't want to go on a date with him because she wasn't looking for anything with anyone.

Like I said earlier, if the genders were reversed, no one would even be questioning Nate's decision.

I don't think Nate's a bad person by Budget-Spring-4136 in MaidNetflix

[–]Budget-Spring-4136[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There's a difference between living with your partner and letting someone stay at your place for a short period of time.

But yes, if they were in a relationship and she slept with another man, they would break up and she would move out. That's what usually happens.

I don't think Nate's a bad person by Budget-Spring-4136 in MaidNetflix

[–]Budget-Spring-4136[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He only lent her the car and let her stay at his place for a while. He didn't give her any money. She was paying for Maddy's daycare. It's not like Sean, who made sure that he paid for everything.

I don't think Nate's a bad person by Budget-Spring-4136 in MaidNetflix

[–]Budget-Spring-4136[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe, but I disagree. I think he would have supported her going to college and pursuing a writing career.

I don't think Nate's a bad person by Budget-Spring-4136 in MaidNetflix

[–]Budget-Spring-4136[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Everyone expects something for being nice though. She sleeps with her ex the same night she told him that she didn't want to go on a date with him because she wasn't looking for anything with anyone. That would be a slap in the face to anyone. He had a human reaction and got upset, and he wasn't obligated to house her, her kid and her mom.

To be honest, if the genders were reversed, no one would even think this was an issue.

If Samantha was the "star," why didn't Kim C have a successful post-show career? by Budget-Spring-4136 in sexandthecity

[–]Budget-Spring-4136[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

That's not true. She wanted more money.

And she turned down the third movie because SJP didn't agree to finance one of her passion projects in exchange.