Do you like how Ron has had multiple relationships? Why or why not?

[kdstrack]

I did not like Ron's multiple relationships. It made him seem like an unstable character. He seemed intellectual, but not emotionally intelligent. Regina saw his intellectual potential and paid for his university studies so she could bounce her theories about time off of his mind. Regina was focused, but Ron was bouncing all over the place moving from one relationship to the next.

[kdstrack]

I did not like Ron's multiple relationships. It made him seem like an unstable character. He seemed intellectual, but not emotionally intelligent. Regina saw his intellectual potential and paid for his university studies so she could bounce her theories about time off of his mind. Regina was focused, but Ron was bouncing all over the place moving from one relationship to the next.

[AbhyarnaAman]

I think the many relationships, in a way, contributes to Ron's character because all those relationships were initiated by the ladies. This reflects to some extent his lack of control/direction/focus in many aspects of his life.

Agree with you, this is a part of his character. Even if it portrays him negatively. Anyways as normal human beings, as we read the story we start associating ourselves with the characters. It might be disheartening for some to find flaws in Ron's character.

[Taiwo_Olawoye]

Ron multiple relationship depict a real life situation in our world where you move from one relationship to the other looking for the perfect partner. Ron was lucky in the end but it not normally so in real life.

[Sushan Ekanayake]

Ron multiple relationship depict a real life situation in our world where you move from one relationship to the other looking for the perfect partner. Ron was lucky in the end but it not normally so in real life.

That is true. Finding the love of your life or the perfect partner is just rare and a bit unrealistic. As in many things, in relationships also you can have trials. and errors. That is what Ron undergoes in his life with his multiple relationships and from each of them he gains different sort of experiences to his life

[lavkathleen]

I don't think one needs multiple relationships in order to bring out the best in him.

I agree with this, but I don't think he went into those relationships to "bring out the best in him", though. I think it was only coincidence that he met those women and eventually got attracted to them—that's all it is. I understand that you enjoyed the book less, though. The author needs to resort to something else to make the character more interesting.

Maybe that was coincidence, maybe not. Anyway he went from one relationship to another. The moral value of what he did is questionable. Yet it was an aspect that the author used for character development

That's right. He was also in different settings and situations when he had those relationships, so it doesn't really revolve around that. I don't know what about the higher-than-usual number of relationships in a story got these people upset.

[Moocow1213]

I think that you don't need multiple relationships 'to bring out the best' in someone. But I do believe that having multiple relationships in a person's life is considered normal for a large amount of people, thus I like that he had multiple relationships but I don't think that having multiple relationships 'brings out the best' in that person, and that this is something which could happen with one relationship or none.

[Eareeves99]

I think it is normal for a person to have multiple relationships, though the level to which a person takes those relationships varies from person to person. I believe we are all products of multiple aspects of our lives, especially the relationships we experience. However those relationships end, we learn from them. Hopefully, those we invest time in challenge us in multiple ways and encourage us to think and grow. Ron would be a different person had he not had those relationships. Think of the depth of the descriptions of nature in the text; I don't think they would've been so beautiful without Cheryl.

[Menace Crypto]

I felt that his relationships with other women was normal. As an average individual, you are bound to meet people and form bonds with them, it doesn't necessarily mean it'll be limited to one person or the first two.

[joynob24365]

I think it's normal. Not everyone finds love in their first few relationships. It's okay to experiment and search for the one.

[Lucille27]

I don't think any of those relationships bring the best out of him, but not because of the number, but because Ron lacks personal development. I hate the topic of thinking that a woman/man/couple should make you better/be your hero. Partners in life should help you become better and encourage it, but, in the end, these changes are personal. Ron lacks a development because he remains the same since the beginning, he doesn't question what happens or how it affects it, he just goes through life. He is smart, but he lacks emotional responsibility and abilities, and I think that is why his first relationship doesn't even have a name. Women in his life seem to be interchangeable. He likes to feel listened, to be used by them because they are smart. This is a kind of trope opposite to the manic-pixie-dream girl. They are there to help him become better, but in the end, the ones that move on and do something better are them, and this is by getting away from him. He stops growing, so they move on. Ron is just a flat character there. And personally, I don't think this has anything to do with numbers, we are free to have as many relationships as we want, as long as we are clear about our feelings, have emotional responsibility, and don't hurt anyone.

[Steve23kn]

I concur with this however, I likewise comprehend that even, all things considered, not every person finds "the one" on one attempt , so I can not blame him for this. Ron's various connections didn't cause me to appreciate the book any less.

[SunVixen]

I agree with you. There is no need to include multiple relationships to prove the point. Other aspects of life or other incidents could have been used to depict his characteristics. But if there is any other reason that any one of you think I might've missed for his multiple relationships, I want to know that.

I think it says a lot about how his personality developed as someone who jumped from one foster home to another, again and again. People take advantage of perks of adopting foster children, which leads to the kids not receiving the attention and affection that they need while growing up.

So poor Ron is used to jumping from one foster home to another. As a result, he grew up and started jumping from one lady to another.

However, there is something good about his multiple relationships. Ron learns something from every woman. Thanks to Regina, he learns a lot about science, thanks to Cheryl, he learns a lot about nature, and thanks to Sheila, he learns a lot about money.

[Mrunal Tikekar]

I think it’s a personal choice. I do not have any complaints about Ron having multiple relationships.

[Nelson Lyric]

Ron shouldn't had multiple relationships, But to be honest (my Opinion), I think it some how had to fit his pet character.

So, I must say I liked it that he had multiple relationships as I followed them up each time scenes of that theme popped up, I couldn't mind tuning the pages.