drwells123 wrote...
Nothing wrong with that if it's legal, your intentions are good and you're up front about the issues you're going to run into. I'm guessing the gents to whom you refer had less than good intentions though.
Not so much no. Mind you, at age 27 I dated an 18 year old, so I'm not one to hold judgement as long as, as you said you know what you're getting into. (she did, it didn't last, the sex was fantastic).
Tali always struck me as someone who would have crushed on Shepard, even if he was a pyschotic, and in fact you can play him as such and still romance her. It left a bad taste in my mouth to be honest. If you've played a paragon, the relationship to me feels a lot less squicky.
I always figured that was a big part of the appeal of the Tali romance as well - especially when you find her diary saying "I wish Shepard was here." What guy doesn't want to be the white knight? The trouble is that after you're done saving the galaxy, you wake up one day and find yourself arguing about whose turn it is to take out the trash/change the screaming kid's diaper/unload the dishwasher 
Plus, being put on a pedestal like that is a really easy way to sour a relationship if you get knocked off it, or worse, if she knocks you off it.
With Liara it never felt like she looked up to you, so much as she respected that in your own field you were a professional. I mean, Marine commando and Archeologist are pretty much as seperate as fields get IMO. It felt more like a relationship between equals.
Oddly enough its why I didn't bring a Kaiden or Ash romance into ME2. Dating a coworker is problematic enough, dating a subordinate... Well let's just say that the chances for a major negative emotional reaction on say Virmire, where you might have to choose your loved one or your mission, is why most militaries have fraternisation rules.
In that same vein in ME2, I tended to restrict my romances to those I felt were on more or less equal footing (like Samara or Thane, both of which have lives completely and utterly independant of Shepard, despite agreeing to work for him/her), or those who were completely outside of the normal chain of command (like Jack).
Miranda is an odd case in that she's both the one who saved you and your subordinate. The chain of command is a bit twisted in her case. Jacob works for you, so is a no go. Shepard always felt more like a mentor to Garrus (to me at least) than a love interest (though I suppose 'hot for the teacher' works)
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I've never talked with Kaidan during my ME1 playtrough, but thinking about it while Liara is really tired after her rescue Kaidan asks her what was the last time she eaten or slept.
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