Ok, so i have this theory why scott and jean's marriage broke down (at least on his side), i'd like opinions please...
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Alright, Scott and Jean were what, 16 when they fell in love? And i think that, in his case at least, thats the way he loved her from then on. She was up on this pedestal, pure, virginal and all that, and when he was with her he saw her that way. To him she was more than just his wife, she was his heart and soul, so as far as their marriage is concerned (in the physical sense), there was a lot of love making but very little ******* (you know what the word is).
He didnt see her as a sexual object, even though he was attracted to her. Now logan, he saw her as a red blooded woman, devoid of pedestal, and she saw that in him, the willingness in him that scott didnt even know he was repressing.
So then Apoc comes along, and tears Scott's mind to pieces, taking away all these illusions of pedestals and purity (in a sense), leaving him looking at Jean the same way Logan did. But deep down he's telling himself "If i imagine her this way, maybe i don't love her as much as i used to." Which is wrong, he did love her, he just learned to see her as a sexual being.
His fear of rejection (even though its exactly what she wanted from him), caused him to shut down, to pull away, which caused their marriage to stagnate. Then Emma came along, and Scott saw in her the same thing he saw in Jean, a sexual being. So he was drawn to her, the chance of taking out all hsi frustrations becoming too tempting to resist.
Okay thats half of it, the net cafe is closing, i'll finish this asap.... 🙂
Originally posted by pr1983
Ok, so i have this theory why scott and jean's marriage broke down (at least on his side), i'd like opinions please...Any mod who feels that i breach PG-13 guidelines is free to edit this post as they see fit...
Alright, Scott and Jean were what, 16 when they fell in love? And i think that, in his case at least, thats the way he loved her from then on. She was up on this pedestal, pure, virginal and all that, and when he was with her he saw her that way. To him she was more than just his wife, she was his heart and soul, so as far as their marriage is concerned (in the physical sense), there was a lot of love making but very little ******* (you know what the word is).
He didnt see her as a sexual object, even though he was attracted to her. Now logan, he saw her as a red blooded woman, devoid of pedestal, and she saw that in him, the willingness in him that scott didnt even know he was repressing.
So then Apoc comes along, and tears Scott's mind to pieces, taking away all these illusions of pedestals and purity (in a sense), leaving him looking at Jean the same way Logan did. But deep down he's telling himself "If i imagine her this way, maybe i don't love her as much as i used to." Which is wrong, he did love her, he just learned to see her as a sexual being.
His fear of rejection (even though its exactly what she wanted from him), caused him to shut down, to pull away, which caused their marriage to stagnate. Then Emma came along, and Scott saw in her the same thing he saw in Jean, a sexual being. So he was drawn to her, the chance of taking out all hsi frustrations becoming too tempting to resist.
Okay thats half of it, the net cafe is closing, i'll finish this asap.... 🙂
yup perfect run down of why Scott chose Emma...
but theres also the fact that Jean was pushing Cyclops to Emma also, which came up in the arc prior to the Astonishing Xmen reload.
i was getting to that... 😛
thx for the kind words tho... 😄
Anyway, Scott is internalising all this pain, but instead of helping him face it Jean just assumes he'll bury it like he did with all his other problems in the past, and leaves him to it, rather than supporting him while he can deal with these issues. What she doesn't realise is that Emma is exactly the kind of woman who'll help him deal with his problems, and this, imo, is what paves the way for the psychic affair and the eventual collapse of the Summers/Grey marriage...