ipgd wrote...
Zevran wouldn't cheat on you because he's a video game character and approaching the issue of infidelity would make many people uncomfortable. If he were a real person, it wouldn't be as clean cut as that.
You mean like Izzy casually approaches Zevran and Hawke has to say someting? You man that type of video game character?
And real people vary. You're saying it's impossible for someone who chooses to be monogamous when they were promiscious to stay as such? If anyone is trying to cut anything cleanly with that it's you.
Infidelity aside, it just boggles my mind why someone strictly monogamous would want to be with someone like Zevran whose promiscuity is such a core part of his identity. At best, even if he never strays for the rest of his life, you're sowing the seeds of festering resentment where you stop being his lover and become the symbol of the end of his sexual agency and fulfillment. He's not the type of person who would be satisfied by a single partner, and while he could be the type of person to respect your wishes, you'd be imposing misery upon him. It's better to find relationships with like-minded people instead of forcing people to be something they are not.
And here is where the issue lies. The Warden wouldn't be "forcing" Zevran to be anything. If Zevran didn't believe he could be monogamous he would've told the Warden that. He tells the Warden plenty of other things to either push him/her away or just to be honest. (Like his bisexuality with a female Warden.)
And I can't help but laugh at the he's not the type of person who would be satifisified by a single partner. Because we all know you can read a video game characer's mind.
I'm just telling you, while it's hard to understand non-monogamous people as a monogamous person, you can't expect everyone to be as you are. Even if it is very easy for you, it can be very difficult and/or a source of unhappiness for other people. And just because monogamy is the cultural norm, it cannot be expected from everyone, and it's a very bad practice to extract from people promises that they cannot keep. You don't have to believe me now, but trust me and my glib condescension, you will figure this out on your own sooner or later :happy:
And I can say the same to you regarding the bolded.
And when you can find evidence that being with only the Warden makes Zevran unhappy you'll have a point. Until then I'm not buying it.
And believe me I already know better than to think I can "change" anyone. The fact is you don't need to "change" Zevran. He and the Warden are open with one another if the relationship was going tobe open or closed it would be discussed and if Zevran didn't think he could do it. He would say so.