It would appear to me...
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Tootseug | Monday, July 29, 2002 - 11:17 pm     Tex, in real life I would say he is using good judgement. But he strikes me as a person who has been around. I think he knew what he was doing when he came in here. A man like Roddy, would have decided beforehand, if a relationship is an option for him. My GUESS is, he decided a TV relationship would be nice. I could be wrong, this is just my sense of it. Because he treats Chiara the same way he treats the other rather "needy" people in the house. He says to them what they need to hear. This man is a master game player (Big Brother game player). |
Azriel | Monday, July 29, 2002 - 11:21 pm     Oh hell, I would think he was a jerk, but I already think that anyway, no matter what he does with Chiara!  |
Cute1073 | Monday, July 29, 2002 - 11:29 pm     See...i'm more trusting (or gulible?) I think it's sweet when he goes over to her and snuggles to her neck or whatever....darn it I just want to believe that best! lol You are right....time will tell....we shall see....(probably won't last ten minutes on the outside lol) |
Wcv63 | Monday, July 29, 2002 - 11:35 pm     Roddy seems to me to be the consummate bachelor, used to dating who he wants, when he wants. I'm sure he's had a few serious relationships in his life however he seems to want an inordinate amount of control over everything that concerns him. Chiara may be a good fit for that kind of personality but I can't see someone putting up with that kind of controlling behavior for long. Perhaps because I wouldn't put up with it for long (if at all). Like I said before, there does seem to be a genuine attraction. Whether it lasts after the infatuation stage or burns out is beyond me. |
Bmh | Monday, July 29, 2002 - 11:39 pm     Well I was readin the LFP's..Roddy did say that Chiara is too emotional and is starting to get on his nerves..but he is still sticking by her for now..and he wants Eric to stick by Lisa which he was gonna do anyways..they said either Josh or Gerry has to go next week..and for once..Im rootin for the R,C,E,L alliance just so they can get rid of those too..and then I hope D,J,M can take it all the way..but Im hopin C,L,or E can pull off a HOH victory on thursday |
Cute1073 | Monday, July 29, 2002 - 11:42 pm     Bhm, did you hear him say she was getting on his nerves or read it? Because I heard the whole conversation and I didn't hear him say get on his nerves....just that she is really really emotional...and it was in the context of the game because they were talking about game strategey not relationships in the house.IMO |
Bmh | Monday, July 29, 2002 - 11:52 pm     Sorry to mislead you Cute..Roddy never really did say Chiara was getting on his nerves..but I also was watching the LF's and the tone of his voice just seemed like Chiara was really getting annoyin..sorry again..but he isn't gonna turn his back on her..which Im glad to see..because he would be an even bigger jerk than he already is if he abandoned Chiara |
Cute1073 | Tuesday, July 30, 2002 - 12:05 am     thanks bmh, I agree, he would look very jerkish if he is just using her. I like to make sure i've got all the right info...sometimes i miss stuff even listening to the LFs! |
Texastillie | Tuesday, July 30, 2002 - 12:06 am     Chiara is, indeed, needy. She is also extremely jealous and possessive. Roddy is not my favorite by far, but in fairness, I'm not sure he could have known what he was getting himself into in "hooking up" with Chiara. Roddy does not seem unkind. He has made some very kind remarks about Gerry, Lori, et al. Even when Gerry used his veto for Marc, Roddy said that it would probably earn him some points in life. I have appreciated that he has tried to be very nice to everyone. That said, Roddy does seems to have an extremely advanced ego. I can't imagine him ever thinking a woman could be his intellectual equal but he seems like the type who would need a woman who can keep him on his toes somehow - looks, position, something. |
Hardywins | Tuesday, July 30, 2002 - 12:06 am     This afternoon, while both of them were sunbathing, Roddy suggested that Chi go make out with Jason. She said "Whaaaaat" and he backed down but I don't think he would mind it a bit if Chi moved on to Jason because Jason is "Roddy's Boy" in Roddy's mind. |
Cute1073 | Tuesday, July 30, 2002 - 12:11 am     texastille, this is where I percieve things getting mean....i don't think chiara is needy, jealous or any of those things. I think she is reacting to stuff that is going on in the house that makes her react differently than she would elsewhere. i think we underestimate how a place like that can play with insecurities etc and we should keep that in mind. I don't think it's right to infer that just because she didn't like being manipulated by the DR and (possibly) amy and Roddy that means she's needy and jealous all the time. I'm heading to bed because i think that soon this conversation may take a turn for the mean side. |
Wcv63 | Tuesday, July 30, 2002 - 12:11 am     Hardywins, maybe he's testing her "swinging" philosophies. |
Texastillie | Tuesday, July 30, 2002 - 12:14 am     Well, Cute - First of all I am not "mean." Second of all, I have a right to my opinion even if it differs from yours. |
Cute1073 | Tuesday, July 30, 2002 - 12:21 am     no, i'm sure you're not mean....it's just the kind of wording you used in your post is what i've seen in the past start up defensive and mean spirited threads...hence i am leaving. Personally I try to describe actions and not make too many sweeping judgements about houseguest's personalities since this is an artifical environment full of many stresses....but that is just what I do...I understand you have your opinions just like I have mine. I didn't mean to make you feel like you had to defend yourself. |
Tootseug | Tuesday, July 30, 2002 - 07:51 am     Cute, the only way we can judge these people is from in the house, because we did not know them before. Just because we did know know them before, does not mean we cannot form an assessment of their behavior. And really that is what we are doing, assessing behavior. That is what we do here. We may not be psychology degree holders like Roddy is, but we have lived, and some of us much longer than others. Believe you me, Chiara is exhibiting "needy" behavior. She needs reassurance from Roddy on a regular basis, about their relationship. I could go on, but I have to go to work. Have a nice day all. |
Twiggyish | Tuesday, July 30, 2002 - 08:04 am     Cute, we have a general area with other topics besides BB. Come on over there for a while. |
Minnyace01 | Tuesday, July 30, 2002 - 08:12 am     Today it will be interesting to watch C with Ja. Last night during pillow talk, R told C that she shouldn't be pushing Ja so hard. He told her something about not wanting to hurt his feelings since he (Ja) had a crush on her. That, to me being a male, sounds like a little bit of jealousy coming out of ol R. It also appeared to me that R wanted to forget about the cameras being around. He had talked about that earlier in the evening with her. When he came back from the WC, he sarcastically told her to keep her hands off him, then asked her how she was doing. She said she was tired, so he snuggled in and held her as she fell asleep, instead of pursuing anything else. |
Cute1073 | Tuesday, July 30, 2002 - 12:25 pm     actually...whats funny is, I do have a psychology degree. But, i know what you're saying...i guess last night i was feeling defensive myself...and thanks twiggish...i'm gonna check that out sometime soon! |
Whit4you | Tuesday, July 30, 2002 - 04:27 pm     Cute1073... you say you don't think Chia is the jealous and needy type - or at least that we can't judge that by her actions in that house. Your right in that she might act differently in different situations but - in that house she's definately needy and jealous etc. A prime example of this is when she went totally off on Roddy cause he'd invited a few people to play a card game and didnt invite her... she went on and on about this for a long time and was very upset even though Rod explained to her many many times that she was totally misunderstanding the situation - that's just one example. But anyhow I agree you really can't judge someone totally based on their actions in that house - this game this year is like non stop tention and strategizing and stuff the intensity has got to be tough on everyone there - specially those who KNOW that they will eventually have too turn on those closest to them (the final 4) Anyhow though one of the funnest parts of this game is to talk about the game and the players HERE - of course we can constantly every senetence use words like "appears to be" or "in conjunction with their stay in this house" but that would get old and tiring - we should all just ASSUME that people are referring to the behavior they are witnessing IN the house.. since that seems sort of obvious that we are not referring to their behavior outside of the house since we have not SEEN their behavior outside the house. |
Cute1073 | Tuesday, July 30, 2002 - 10:57 pm     well i guess I just see some (only some) of the same qualities in chiara in myself and if I was PMSing and had only eaten pb&j for the past few days i would snap at almost anything. So I guess I'm more forgiving of chiara's behavior because of the extraneous variables that exist. Plus I may defend her more because of the fact that I might have actually overreacted like that too based on those factors(or I worry that I would and be judged just as harshly). Wit thanks for what you said in the last paragraph though it does help put a different perspective on people's posts |
Bbfanatic | Wednesday, July 31, 2002 - 12:27 pm     is this thread "what happens when you have had too much bb" grooowwwwwl!!! how funny |
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