Lividity Jones wrote...
Phil725 wrote...
Azint wrote...
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It wasn't so much obliviousness as it was a lack of initiative. At first, I was under the impression that she was just not interested, but apparently Tali was afraid to act upon her feelings.
Oh well, I'm happy with what we got.
I'm not sure the whole thing can be blamed on lack of initiative. They have to have tons of down time on the Normandy. And I talked to Tali dozens of times when she had nothing new to say. And Shepard doesn't come across as someone who lacks initiative for anything he wants.
Not telling her has to be rooted in either being scared of rejection (unlikely for Shepard,) or not thinking there is a chance for a relationship (more likely.)
This seems like the most likely thing that would have gone through Shepard's mind. She's an entirely different species, has a nonexistant immune system and is the daughter of an Admiral! How could he even stand a chance? 
Well I actually think that stuff isn't as big of a deal as the fact that she is scheduled to leave to return to the flotilla right after the journey is done. I think if she was going to stay on the Normandy, it wouldn't hurt to look into how a relationship between a human and quarian would work. The fact that the relationship would take a while to get over the initial humps, and would then be a long distance relationship on top of that could have pushed him away.
That's why her staying on the Normandy until the collector attack throws me a little. I don't think the father being an admiral or the immune system would be enough to keep a relationship from starting. Once its clear that she wants to stay longer, doesn't Shep kind of have to know something is up? I know I would have talked to her a little more