Path: ccsf.homeunix.org!ccsf.homeunix.org!news1.wakwak.com!nf1.xephion.ne.jp!onion.ish.org!onodera-news!newsfeed.media.kyoto-u.ac.jp!newsfeed01.tsnz.net!newsfeeds.ihug.co.nz!lust.ihug.co.nz!ihug.co.nz!not-for-mail From: "[DFC]cOwMoO" Newsgroups: japan.anime.evangelion Subject: Re: Is Rei attracted to Gendo? Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2003 21:02:40 +0930 Organization: Ihug Limited Lines: 46 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: p62-max5.adl.ihug.com.au X-Trace: lust.ihug.co.nz 1061983920 13451 203.173.185.190 (27 Aug 2003 11:32:00 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@ihug.co.nz NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2003 11:32:00 +0000 (UTC) X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Xref: ccsf.homeunix.org japan.anime.evangelion:6368 "THM" wrote in message news:Xns93E3DD495B0BCTHM@212.67.96.135... > > > I would just like to add that is seems most people think that Rei > > would have alot of trouble understanding her feelings, I disagree with > > this. While she may find it hard to express them in an outward manner, > > it seems (during the 17th angel attack where she is 'talking' to it) > > that she can distinguish between pain and lonliness, which I belive > > shows that she has at least a marginal amount of understanding of her > > own feelings. I think people get confused between the understanding of > > emotions, and the expression of them. > > I guess; still, that doesn't mean that she has TOTAL understanding, I don't think anyone has a TOTAL understanding of their feelings and emotions. > though. Perhaps she does understand them; I'd have to say that if she does, > it's from a once-removed perspective. She knows about 'happiness', > 'misery', etc., but it's doubtful that she's felt any of them. She seems to be expiriencing happiness when talking to Gendou (whether or not she knows it). She might > understand them in the abstract, but as applies to her...I dunno. Maybe. > Kinda sad that she can only really identify two such negative emotions, > don't you think? I don't know about ONLY, but she seems to be able to identify these the (for lack of a better word) easiest. > > IMO anyways ^^; > > Well, of course. ^_^ > > > cOwMoO > > - THM cOwMoO