[Pyramid*]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

I see what she's saying, the HMs do spark emotions in us, look how we defend or ridicule our Favourites/least favourites on here. I don't think it's a deep emotional attachment to them personally but emotions are certainly involved

I don't have any emotional connection, honestly. I may like or dislike their behaviour - but there is no emotional connection for the housemate as a person. That's the angle I'm coming from.


Clearly they illicit a reaction from me based on their behaviour - but to me, I could never regard that as me having an emotional connection to the housemate/s.

[ChristmasNeeve]

Originally Posted by Pyramid*

I don't have any emotional connection, honestly. I may like or dislike their behaviour - but there is no emotional connection for the housemate as a person. That's the angle I'm coming from.


Clearly they illicit a reaction from me based on their behaviour - but to me, I could never regard that as me having an emotional connection to the housemate/s.

I do, like I said It's not a strong connection and it's one that disappears as soon as BB ends but I'll hold my hands up and say that occasionally ( ) I may let bad behaviour of my favourite HM slide, when I'd be all over it if it were a HM I didn't like. If there wasn't some sort of emotional connection towards your favourite HM then your favourite HM would be constantly changing..........in my opinion of course .

[Pyramid*]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

I do, like I said It's not a strong connection and it's one that disappears as soon as BB ends but I'll hold my hands up and say that occasionally ( ) I may let bad behaviour of my favourite HM slide, when I'd be all over it if it were a HM I didn't like. If there wasn't some sort of emotional connection towards your favourite HM then your favourite HM would be constantly changing..........in my opinion of course .

Oh I completely understand where you are coming from. Just for me personally, there is a difference between emotional reaction based on someone's behaviour and emotional connection to a housemate.

I personally think they are two very different things.

[ChristmasNeeve]

Originally Posted by Pyramid*

Oh I completely understand where you are coming from. Just for me personally, there is a difference between emotional reaction based on someone's behaviour and emotional connection to a housemate.

I personally think they are two very different things.

Yeah, but are you really telling me that you've never made excuses for a favourite HM when if your least favourite did the same you'd be all over it? That's not based on behaviour but on how much you like the particular HM. Granted you probably started liking the HM in the first place because of how they behaved but I think once you like them, then unless they do something completely horrendous you'll stick by them and make excuses for them.

*and by "you" I mean a general you not you personally!!

[Pyramid*]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Yeah, but are you really telling me that you've never made excuses for a favourite HM when if your least favourite did the same you'd be all over it? That's not based on behaviour but on how much you like the particular HM. Granted you probably started liking the HM in the first place because of how they behaved but I think once you like them, then unless they do something completely horrendous you'll stick by them and make excuses for them.

*and by "you" I mean a general you not you personally!!

Of course I have, but that doesn't mean I have an emotional connection with that particular housemate.

For example: I cannot stand Katie Price due to her behaviour, though I admire her guts - but I have no emotional connection with her.

I simply see emotional connection to a person that I have never met, see only through a tv screen - impossible - particularly when we know it's highly manipulated. Same as hating someone via a tv screen - how can you hate a person you've never met.

[ChristmasNeeve]

Originally Posted by Pyramid*

Of course I have, but that doesn't mean I have an emotional connection with that particular housemate.

For example: I cannot stand Katie Price due to her behaviour, though I admire her guts - but I have no emotional connection with her.

I simply see emotional connection to a person that I have never met, see only through a tv screen - impossible - particularly when we know it's highly manipulated. Same as hating someone via a tv screen - how can you hate a person you've never met.

Well, I suppose we just have different interpretations of what is meant by "emotional connections" then cos it seems we agree with each others points

[Pyramid*]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Well, I suppose we just have different interpretations of what is meant by "emotional connections" then cos it seems we agree with each others points

we may agree in some degree, but for very different reasons.

[Gillian-73]

Originally Posted by Pyramid*

Oh I completely understand where you are coming from. Just for me personally, there is a difference between emotional reaction based on someone's behaviour and emotional connection to a housemate.

I personally think they are two very different things.

Any chance you can say something i don't agree with from time to time

[vesavius]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

I do, like I said It's not a strong connection and it's one that disappears as soon as BB ends but I'll hold my hands up and say that occasionally ( ) I may let bad behaviour of my favourite HM slide, when I'd be all over it if it were a HM I didn't like. If there wasn't some sort of emotional connection towards your favourite HM then your favourite HM would be constantly changing..........in my opinion of course .

lol I'm exactly the same Niamh, I relate 100%

If I didn't care a little bit about my fave I wouldnt have any kind of investment in the show and it would be interesting at all to me.. It's not like BB is an intellectual excercise eh?

But when the series is done, or they leave that house for any reason, I am done with them and have no further interest in their further lives or careers.

[ChristmasNeeve]

Originally Posted by vesavius

lol I'm exactly the same Niamh, I relate 100%

If I didn't care a little bit about my fave I wouldnt have any kind of investment in the show and it would be interesting at all to me.. It's not like BB is an intellectual excercise eh?

But when the series is done, or they leave that house for any reason, I am done with them and have no further interest in their further lives or careers.

lol, yeah, except for Brian Dowling, I really wanted to see him back on my TV after BB2 and again UBB. Just because he really made me laugh