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I think Richard was designed to be hated. xD I have to disagree with you on that. I forgot who said it, but after I read it, things TOTALLY came into perspective for me. I shall now enlighten you:
Richard is her ex-husband.
When she was all happily in love with him, Anita was fawning over Richard, but lusting over Jean-Claude. Yes there was underlying tension between Richard and Anita, but that's there with all couples.
I now look back at the AB series as a Mary-Sue version of LKH's life. Kind of a turn-off for the series, but the it doesn't kill it. Entirely.
Anyway, if Richard was meant to be hated, he wouldn't have seemed like such a saint from CotD to KD.
But in regard to the thread topic.....I think that old!Richard was a better relationship guy than Jean-Claude, but Jean-Claude was definately sexier. Even Anita admitted that, no matter how hot Richard was, Jean-Claude beat him hands down.
End of rantage.
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