"Zlmndra" <tamago__chan@NOSPAMPLShotmail.com> wrote in message 
> I think that Ayanami does kind of need it.  If you think about it, when
> others show to genuine kindness, it truly touches her heart.  Think of her
> response to the concern both Ikari's showed when her Eva went nuts.
> Similarly, think of the few interactions between her and Shinji... Shinji
> clearing her room, his attempts to casual conversation in the lift...  her
> talking to Toji about Shinji before his activation.  Okay, maybe not Shinji
> falling on her in the nude, but I'm sure you get my drift. :)

> I think you might be looking at it a bit too shallowly, but I'll refrain.
> Personal reasons would make me look like a nutcase.  And last time I said
> something, Disaster said "Anger is Bad". :)
> 
> Z


I'm not advocating that Rei does not need love.  However, she seems to
be able to live a perfectly normal (for her) life without affection
from others.  It's not to say that she doesn't need it, but it's
impact of her is far less than it is with Asuka.  It's one of the main
reasons why there's more A/S than there are R/S is because of that
reason.

I think that's a far more logical reason to assume why there's more
A/S than R/S as opposed to:
"A/S fans make better writers"
"R/S writers have a higher chance of being abducted by aliens than A/S
writers"
"More people like Asuka than Rei" is not a very (In my opinion, that's
blatantly false;  most people I know like Rei more than Asuka.  They
don't understand how I can like "that bitch" =D)