Everyone except Piper is annoying the crap out of me at the moment.
Let's look at Piper's show history...
Coming in off the back of giving up her home in Canada to help support her parents through their very messy marriage break-up, & her psychotic ex kidnapping her, she has to cope with her Grandfather's dementia.
Her brother & Grandfather die in a horrific accident.
Her Sister ditches them all for the states.
She falls in love with her best friend, whom she can't have.
Her "alcoholic" mother drinks herself in to a coma, which Piper has to sort out.
Her best friend returns her love, but her parents ban them from each other for no decent reason.
Her lover/friend then acts like a rat b*st*rd & throws it all in her face, meaning she loses him as a friend.
Her sister sleeps with Tyler, (which only Lauren seems to give a damn about).
Xanthe unfriends her, leaving her pretty alone with only one friend - Ben. The teacher with whom she already has issues, makes a glib and personal comment to her - yet Piper ends up in detention, despite being truly sorry!!
Her parents have not offered any condolence or support.
Have I missed anything?
Therese,Tyler,Paige,& Brad deserve some serious comeuppance!!
Drinks were few and the people many... it was everything I expected and less
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bennmatt
8 years ago
I do feel the age difference is a decent reason for her parents not approving of her being with Tyler. I thought he was only like 19 but apparently he's 24? That's too much.
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KoalaPig
8 years ago
I don't think age is a good reason. The individuals have proved themselves to be appropriate for one another.
The 7 years is quite stark because they are young, but I don't think that should matter.
If it were real life & my daughter, I'd be OK with it...Well not now he's shagged Paige, but before that-fine.
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bennmatt
8 years ago
I do, and age is one of the few things I feel is a good reason. It's more that she's so much younger and that he's as old as he is.
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KoalaPig
8 years ago
Maybe I'm unusually liberal then. I just know that, if it was me, banning them/me from each other/him would be the worst way to approach the situation. It's very short sighted and dangerous parenting.
The hypocrisy of Brad and Therese just makes the situation 100 times worse.
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maudisdottir
8 years ago
I agree with you. I remember being Piper's age and my mother would have felt lucky to have someone like Tyler hanging around instead of the dropkicks I dragged home. Up until this sleazy Paige hookup storyline he was considered a good guy and the only thing against him was his age (and hers).
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KoalaPig
8 years ago
Exactly. This current Paige saga has rendered him totally inappropriate. Before that he was quite the catch.
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bennmatt
8 years ago
Oh, I don't think it's a good way to approach it, and I'm not actually fond of the way it's been handled, but I just get the objections to his age and that it's a valid reason for concern in and of itself. But seriously, the age difference is concerning.
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KoalaPig
8 years ago
Fair enough. The age difference doesn't bother me, personally, but it's realistic it would bother some parents.
How would you feel if it was 18/25 the age difference?
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bennmatt
8 years ago
I would be more okay with that age difference. I know you don't somehow become magically more adult once you hit that birthday, but it does make things seem a lot less issue filled for me. I would probably even be okay with 16/20, to be honest. It just feels different, and it's totally subjective, which I do admit.
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KoalaPig
8 years ago
I agree the 18/25 thing does sound a lot better. Daft as it is. When I was 18, my fella was 27. We dated for 5 years...longer than my marriage!
It's silly that 18 makes the difference, but it does.I'm still pro #piler, despite that.
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bennmatt
8 years ago
It is daft but it does feel more okay. Well there you go. When I was 18, I was still with my ex who I was with for a couple of years, but he was my age (and a terrible relationship prospect in the end, but we are friends now, which is cool).
It is silly, but it does seem to. I actually do like them, though honestly part of me wonders if they'll get together and break up a few months in anyway, just given the show.
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UrielFaraci
8 years ago
It's good that Piper is friends with a cat now.
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elmparkstick
8 years ago
This nothing compared to when Lou Carpenter shagged Annalise Hartman and she went straight from his bedroom to school!
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UrielFaraci
8 years ago
It's funny how they sweep Lou's past as a sex offender under the rug!
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KoalaPig
8 years ago
Was she in school? I thought she was 19. I know that still makes him 30 years older. I only have vague memories of the storyline though, as my memory sucks.
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