[FromBB8]

Originally Posted by Garfie

That’s a fair point, as he did say he would address it the following day. However, he didn’t do it immediately after nominations as they were both involved in other conversations after leaving the sofas. Perhaps, after having both had some time to settle somewhat, he changed his mind about the timing.

I am trying to see things from both sides with these two, as I have time for them both, and I think it can be all too easy to fall into the trap of seeing one or other as the villain no matter what. I have defended Ali in the past, but in this particular instance, I feel Khaled didn’t deserve how he was treated.

No, I agree - I think being accused of point scoring took Khaled aback as he didn't see his comment in that way. But at the same time, it was not really the moment to refer back to the previous week. It could be he got lost in semantics but, if he had said "That wasn't easy, was it?", it such a small change but, by not referring to himself Ali may not have seen it as a dig.

[Garfie]

Originally Posted by FromBB8

No, I agree - I think being accused of point scoring took Khaled aback as he didn't see his comment in that way. But at the same time, it was not really the moment to refer back to the previous week. It could be he got lost in semantics but, if he had said "That wasn't easy, was it?", it such a small change but, by not referring to himself Ali may not have seen it as a dig.

I understand where you’re coming from but, in the same way, Ali could just have said that she didn’t see it that way at the time, but now she could relate to how difficult it was. That might have made the difference in terms of resolution.