Poor Noirin
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 2:53 pm
She responds to friendliness and affection from admirers in kind and then finds herself regarded with hostility if she isn't prepared to go further. She seems to be being blamed for not thinking through the consequences of responding positively to the advances of others. She is kind hearted and is reluctant to hurt the feelings of others who make advances towards her, but alas then suffers the longer term consequences of such actions.
She has instructed Marcus to refrain from making compliments in an attempt to discourage further advances. No doubt her critics would have wanted her to do such things earlier, but she can't help liking the affections and compliments of others and particulalrly from people like Marcus who she genuinely likes. I don't think she can criticised for bad motives, she is guilty only of not thinking in the longer term and that she is very desirable to others. Attractive people have many more hurdles to overcome and greater responsibilities to others than ugly people.
She has instructed Marcus to refrain from making compliments in an attempt to discourage further advances. No doubt her critics would have wanted her to do such things earlier, but she can't help liking the affections and compliments of others and particulalrly from people like Marcus who she genuinely likes. I don't think she can criticised for bad motives, she is guilty only of not thinking in the longer term and that she is very desirable to others. Attractive people have many more hurdles to overcome and greater responsibilities to others than ugly people.