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Originally posted by tupps:
Until recently I've kind of sympathised with Noirin's predicament regarding Marcus. What did it for me was when she started in on Siavash. Now, yes, I fully accept that Siavash has his responsibilities in this too.. but then we are talking about Noirin in this instance. It became apparent, for me, that she was essentially toying with people with no regard.
Like I've said in another thread, she started, continued and escalated things with Siavash:
knowing he had a girl (of some description, the jury is out on whether she was a GF and for how long) on the outside..
knowing she had an ex she was 'in lurve with' and who asked she didn't get up to any shannanigans in there..
knowing that she wouldn't touch Siavash with a shitty stick if she'd met him in a club on the outside..
knowing that she fancied Tom more and would '**** him every day' given the chance..
knowing that she fancied her ex more..
knowing that Siavash and Marcus had a friendship that would be damaged..
knowing that Siavash liked her.. alot.. enough to risk all he may have had on the outside..
knowing that.. as she herself said.. she shouldn't be doing what she did, because people would be hurt.. but then doing it anyway..
It is one thing to flirt and have fun.. quite another to, in her own words, be 'very manipulative' and go after what she wants and to hell with the consequences. It displays, to me, a lack of empathy and concern for the feelings of others. It also displays an amazing level of self absorption.
Well, that is certainly food for thought Tupps.Very compelling actually. I agree that she has been qiute thoughtless, and lacked empathy to think about Shiv's g/f. I have to agree with a lot of what you say on reflection, but I don't think she is calculating. I think she is selfish and as you say, lacks empathy. I can't help liking her, even though I completely see what you mean.
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