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True love or Obsession?

I just came from my Catholic retreat and one of the topics the priest discussed was true love and obsession. He said that obsession was the opposite of true love since obsession was an unreasonable attachment while true love has a sense of being able to let go. Obsession shows insecurity while true love shows you have faith in each other. Now, I’m just wondering, which GW relationships are built on true love and which are built on obsession?

To start with Heero/Relena obviously started with obsession. The alleged stalking and her constant following him around... Still, she eventually let up and let him go showing even a willingness to let him kill her when she was queen. I think, in their case, obsession sprouted into something that might be true love.

As for Duo/Hilde, I don’t see any obsession whatsoever. She let him go and fight despite her concern. Still, she tried to help him by stealing data but she didn’t directly meddle in his battles. She didn’t prevent him from leaving her meaning she had faith that he’d return to her. The love they share may be romantic or familial but I believe there’s love there nonetheless.

In the Trowa/Midii relationship, I’m not exactly sure. He left her without so much as a good-bye and she never got to tell him how she felt.

Wufei and Meiran were married but there’s no obsession or love there in the beginning. I have a feeling he saved her out of obligation because he didn’t want to be a man who couldn’t protect his wife. His tears over losing her do make me wonder if he ever really cared about her or was he crying because he was too weak to protect her?

When it comes to Zechs/Noin, a lot of fans accuse Noin of being Zechs-obsessed. I don’t really agree. I mean she basically let’s him do as he pleases even if he leaves her. It’s only near the end where she stops being a doormat, asserts herself and tells him she will stay by his side no matter what. Now that’s true love!

As for Treize/Une, this one obviously has obsession written all over it. Une’s loyalty and envy of anyone else Treize praises are concrete examples. Treize is no better when he uses her as a pawn and nearly drives her to the point of madness. Still, later you see his regrets over hurting her and calls her ‘his love.’ Still, unlike an obsessed person, he doesn’t dwell on it and instead thinks of ways he can make sure her ‘death’ isn’t in vain. I’m quite sure this is one of the reasons he quit Romafeller and was put under house arrest since he remembers her in Episode 28 which is centered around him in house arrest after quitting. Une improves as well after awakening. She doesn’t hinder him from fighting even if she knows he’ll be killed. She is willing to let him go and does things in his memory after he sacrificed his life. This explanation is longer than the others because they’re my favorite couple. Feel free to write your own opinions on GW couples and if they’re true love or obsession.

Well, you never know... A child's love is pure, right and Midii loved him though I doubt Trowa returned her sentiments at the time. If only she showed up again! Do you think the war killed her off?

I don't think the war killed Midii off. She was a pretty good spy and her encounter with Nanashi probably taught her better ways not to get caught. i think it's just a matter of whether she'll ever show back up again or not.

*Hides behind blast shield*

This is not the best guild for Relena-haters... good luck to you, Lolita.

Heero/Relena: Obsession turned to love. ^_^ (of course *points to s/n.)

Hilde/Duo: True love from the beginning!

Trowa/Midii: I don't know how to respond to that one either.

Wufei/Meiran: I personally like Une's views on this. It's something good to think about. However, I think that he actually realized he loved her. Then his love and obsession (just a lil right? he did name his gundam after her if I'm not mistaken!) live on after that.

Noin/Milli: She actually does confess that she loves him in the anime. ^_^ I think it's love with only a lil obsession. But doesn't all love have a lil bit of that?

Une/Treize: ...I don't even wanna go there.


Hm...who else is there? lol I don't know! You tell me. ^_^

I agree, cuz in the comic seris Trowa shows that he trusts catherine unconditionally as he constantly runs off catherine always knows he'll return....its love..true love

For some reason Relena/Heero always made me think of an obsessive love. That Relena loved Heero but Heero was obsessed with Relena. o.0

But with the Wufei and Meiran case, I think he acutally loved her. :]