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Originally posted by Girlie
Paul just enforced why I don't like him.
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Now I know I'm going to regret asking this, but how just did Paul reinforce your (strange and unfathomable) reasons for not liking him?
He sat there looking stunning, tanned relaxed. He was really nice, cheerful and straightforward, even in the highly edited presentation we were given.
I know you like Helen, and I agree, she's lovely. I think you should give her more credit in her choice of partner. Let's examine the evidence:
Positives:
She observed him and weighed him up closely for eight weeks. She's now been living with him for 4 1/2 months and she obviously adores him. He obviously really loves her, is proud of her and doesn't resent her success at all.
Look at how Helen developed in the house in Paul's company. She was so much calmer, and as we have discussed elsewhere, glowing! He was very gentle, encouraging and protective with her. In her company, towards the end away fell his 'laddish' exterior, revealing a sweet guy who was an absolute gentleman..
I saw the stories that her former boyfriends wrote - now they were absolute gits. I always felt a bit sorry for Big G I admit, but I think he was a 'father figure', controlling sort of guy who had stopped her developing her independance.
Certainly Rhoda said as soon as she met him that Paul was a much better boyfirend for Helen. If Big G had been cooling down and only did start showing more interest in her just because she was going on BB, then he almost deserved the outcome he got. (Although, Good Grief, how humiliating for him!)
Helen's mum said Big G used Helen as 'arm candy' and that none of her boyfriends had appreciated her for her 'fantastic personality'. This was said before Paul had made his famous 'fancying her for her personality' speech.
Oh, yes, and he gave her those Gucci shoes and handbag, declared his undying love on national TV and radio, didn't take advantage of her when he SO could have. (sorry H, you have a selective memory when it comes to whether you would have or not. You would!)
Negatives about Paul:
He's a bit gauche
He doesn't express himself terribly well at times and consequently is misinterpreted
He is a bit vain
There's only one of him and he's twenty five years too young for me
So let's recap, yes, I can see it all now Girlie. the guy is obviously a complete bounder.
He can bound over here anytime he likes.
:thu mbs: