12-03-2017, 03:08 PM
(12-03-2017, 11:54 AM)irukandji Wrote:Okay, but should Renard encounter one of these woman via police business or whatever he wouldn’t consider them an equal, potential love interest, adversary, partner, employee… Renard isn’t disrespectful to anyone in his day to day casual interactions. But, I don’t think Renard started something with Adalind because he thought her bold and exciting and smart and in charge of her life. He saw her as a potential lackey he could entice with feigned interest and manipulate into doing his bidding. And sadly he was right. Had Adalind shot him down and said no thanks to her mother’s hand me down, he would have probably put effort into pursuing her because she’d be a worthwhile investment of his time.(12-03-2017, 09:58 AM)Robyn Wrote: Renard didn’t respect Catherine or Adalind because neither woman expected or demanded his respect. And actually, both women devalued their own self worth in hopes of pleasing Renard.But doesn't this still go back to questioning why Renard would act that way in the first place? There are plenty of women out there who are insecure and don't demand respect. Yet there are plenty of men out there who offer respect anyway.
We don’t know a lot about his childhood other than he and his mother fled the Queen’s wrath and were in hiding much of the time. But as I said before, in Renard’s mind, his mother would be a strong and confident female role model. One that probably taught him not to waste his time and energy with people, male or female, who couldn’t advance his agenda. And Renard isn’t a typical guy looking for someone to grow old with. He was fine having a pretend marriage to Adalind and enjoying sex with Rachael. That’s Renard, and his childhood could be a huge influence or he might would have had that attitude about relationships regardless of how and where he grew up. I don’t recall Renard ever expressing any interest in settling down and becoming a traditional husband and father. He was too busy calculating his move to the top and one day defeating the Royals.
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