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When Adaline and Ellis first meet


Adaline is looking at Ellis and is clearly attracted to him, but then sees him with another woman and looks really disappointed. From this we know that Adaline fancies him. So, when Ellis comes over and introduces himself (and states he's single), why on earth is Adaline so dismissive and appears to want to get away from him as quickly as possible??
If she simply isn't looking for a relationship etc because of her 'condition', then why would she react the way she did in the first place? Surely she wouldn't care if he had a partner if she wasn't looking for anything?
She just comes across as a jealous woman who doesn't know what she wants

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She kind of is. That's the point. The character grows out of it.

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She probably doesn't want to get too close for fear that she likes him even more. Another possibility is she thinks he's lying that he's single and that's he's jut a playboy looking to cheat on hi presumed gf.

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She does fancy him and yes for that moment she does have a connection, it's perfectly normal to have that physical attraction, but doesn't always mean it can go any further than that.
For Adeline, it's everything that tells her nothing can come of this, the fact she won't age, the fact she can never be honest and not only this possible relationship but any holds no future. To expect that she no longer has feelings of the dreams to have a true love and bond is unimaginable, she's still a women, she still has needs and desires, it's just that her life is so complicated, her defence mechanism kicks in, even if she is enjoying being wanted by Ellis.

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Plus.....she was moving soon.

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well, I look at other attractive men the same way, that doesnt mean I am looking for a relationship...It's just physical attraction

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