[Amy]

It's the same every night. Stuart and Michelle end up in bed together, fumble around for a bit and then, Michelle is suddenly up and out of the love nest and settling down for the night with Nadia.

It's a far cry from the saucy shenanigans of the first week when Michelle and Stuart did "Everything but" in that steamy 3 hour session, so has the lust gone, or just pent up?

Could it be that the House couple are now comfortable and happy with each other, but that certain rules have been drawn up?

Relationships like this are complicated. The Big Brother student must first absorb these simple terms.

Cuddle: Michelle lives for cuddles and will go to any lengths to get them, cornering Stu in the shower, pamper room, toilet... The aim of the game is to get the cuddle to move on to something Rude (see below), a game played with varying degrees of success.

Rude: An extremely fluid notion. A hot tub together is often considered too rude for Stu but he is negotiable. On Day 25 the Jacuzzi was positively foaming and he didn't seem to care. Michelle is often told off for inciting "rude" behaviour and Stu will only let her into his bed if she promises not to "Do anything rude". She always has a go anyway, and that's usually when she finds herself packed off to bed with Nadia.

The couple have swung between the innocence of the "Cuddle" and the saucy implications of being "Rude" since entering the House. And, through this tug of lustlove, have reached a closeness that is touching to observe.

Michelle respects Stu's need for space and doesn't have to be told twice when he wants to sleep alone. But at the same time, she never gives up hope that she'll be able to convince him to go all the way.

Stu keeps Michelle at arms length, but never rejects her entirely. He'll follow a cold shoulder with a naughty line that keeps the flirtation going.

But can this impasse last? Michelle's a girl who gets what she wants. Is she just biding her time with Stu waiting for the right moment to pounce? Is he just too scared to tell her that he's not really interested?

Or have Stuart and Michelle actually achieved the impossible and managed a relationship that works in the weird world of Big Brother?

The pair seem far more happy and contented than many of their housemates, so maybe this is the real thing? Let us know what you think by getting on the forums now.

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