Arguably, Natalie's feelings for a married man could stem from the want and need to connect with someone outside her family. She may have also seen the Glover's marriage as ideal too. Plus she kept saying that she had no interest in the local boys her age. Would she have done better if she had gone somewhere like Sydney?Rameen Shahid wrote: ↑04 Apr 2018, 11:23 We all know what Natalie did was wrong or in another explanation, unethical, but is it really?
Is there any chance you think Natalie had no bad intentions of stealing Mrs. Grover's man in the first place and that she just couldn't help her feelings in the name of love?
I think at some point, she can justify her feelings because after all, not everyone has a control over their desires, love being the most irresistible one.
Was there any way Natalie could justify her feelings for a married man?
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Re: Was there any way Natalie could justify her feelings for a married man?
“We’ve all got both light and dark inside us. What matters is the part we choose to act on. That’s who we really are.”
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I agree. Natalie was not able to respect herself enough to take the decision of not acting towards her desire, and taking a decision that would be better for her and everyone in the long run.
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Not expecting teenagers to make this kind of decision is the whole point of having age of consent laws. I think it's infinitely more on him than her.Cristal2408 wrote: ↑28 Apr 2018, 20:06I agree. Natalie was not able to respect herself enough to take the desition of not acting towards her desire, and taking a desition that would be better for her and everyone in the long run.
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Natalie had no intentions of stealing Mrs. Grover's man. Let's all be fair here. She felt something for him, fell in love with him, and her love never chose.
So yeah, she could justify herself in the essence of her falling in love.
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My thoughts exactly!read2u wrote: ↑29 Apr 2018, 18:46 But consider the actions by Mr. Grover; seducing a child of sixteen? Wouldn't that be considered pedophilia? Sure, Natalie was taken in by the actions/attention of a male since there didn't seem to be any boys her own age that were interested in her. While her actions cannot be justified, she is not wholly to blame.
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