It's largely not a matter of sexual orientation. Hal is bi! Bodies are just very different to him than they are to Dirk, so while he's still male leaning as far as attraction -- particularly romantic attraction -- he could get it up for a lot of people, regardless of race or gender.
But for all of Vriska's hm. Bluster about not needing anyone and being really independent and all that, he just strikes her as very monogamous! Like. Someone who deep down wants that FALL IN LOVE AND FLUSHED HEARTS FOREVERRR type of person. Factually she would need someone very stable, and statistically polyamorous relationships take a lot of openness and thoughtfulness and personal stability and accountability. BASICALLY he thinks she is the kind to become really dependent. That's fine! And he doesn't at all mind people being dependent on him! But races that tend to be primarily monogamous, and to uphold AT ONE TRUE TWO-PERSON PAIRING AS THE IDEAL, tend to also be de-stabilized by anything that infringes on that.
Hal is almost definitely polyamorous by nature, mostly due to shit like. BEING A COMPUTER REALLY CHANGES HIS PERCEPTIONS OF THINGS? I think Dirk is more monogamous with Exceptions (I.E., Dirk would be monogamous for Jake but Dave would always be an Exception to that, but he would be ok with turning down just about anyone else and be super loyal) whereas Hal is far more explorative and less inclined to conflate loyalty with exclusivity. Additionally, he just sort of, will be REALLY EMOTIONAL to start, and really into having his emotions and embracing them!
So on one hand, yeah he could fall for Vriska. I'm not sure if he could FALL IN LOVE PERFECT WAI WAI FLUSHED LOVE. But he genuinely cares for her and loves her already, he could also come to love to spend time with her, cuddle her, and be attracted to her, and sacrifice for her. It would never be as, hm, passionate as some of his other relationships (particularly like his one with Dirk), I think since he would likely be the more emotionally dominant member of the relationship and thus she'd be less likely to trigger his neediness. But he can still feel a lot of things and could go really far for her!
But he's always be worried that that isn't what she really wants =|a And that he can't be a very good flushed partner to her, or to anyone, who wants a matesprit. If we are defining matesprit in the same ways that humans tend to define the ideal 'love' from romance movies. He's just way more likely to be close fuck buddies with a lot of people than become anyone's boyfriend. Not even because he would be totally against promising to only be one with one person! But his heart wouldn't really be in it, it would be a personal sacrifice for someone he cares for, and he's aware enough of himself and others to know that no one actually wants that, so he wouldn't really put it on the table =|a
SO YEAH BASICALLY. It pretty much boils down to he assumes Vriska is monogamous and that is likely something that is important to her? Even if she might agree to something else, to give it a try, he doesn't think she'd really be happy with a compromise on that front. And he doesn't want to ask her to make it! So he's really be more likely to encourage her to find someone who she's flushed for who can be dedicated to her in the way he thinks she'd want.
But if she really wanted to try he would totally go for it '-'! And if they decided to break it off because it wasn't working, he'd probably be fine with that. But TBH, as much as a part of Hal will be like SEX AND RELATIONSHIPS AND FLIRTING, AW YEAH. He can be made PRETTY FUCKING HAPPY with just cuddles and handholding and closeness. Vriska is HIGHLY LIKELY to get that regardless.
And rereading your question I realize that was all very long winded talks about LOVE AND DEDICATION AND FOREVER for a question that was actually about dating but 8'D HE'S A SUPER COMPUTER HE THINKS LIKE INFINITE STEPS AHEAD and then works his way back to decide if that path is even a good one to take. He thinks IN THE LONG RUN that it won't go anywhere that Vriska really wants to be, so he's rather see on a path that WILL take her there. But in a purely 'would he enjoy dating her/is that a thing he could do', absolutely!
But that is all just, what Hal presumes. So I guess my question is RESPONSE? Is Vriska monogamous? Would she always be? Would Hal being in relationships with other people bother her?
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You have so many John feels. It's cute.
OKAY SO.
It's largely not a matter of sexual orientation. Hal is bi! Bodies are just very different to him than they are to Dirk, so while he's still male leaning as far as attraction -- particularly romantic attraction -- he could get it up for a lot of people, regardless of race or gender.
But for all of Vriska's hm. Bluster about not needing anyone and being really independent and all that, he just strikes her as very monogamous! Like. Someone who deep down wants that FALL IN LOVE AND FLUSHED HEARTS FOREVERRR type of person. Factually she would need someone very stable, and statistically polyamorous relationships take a lot of openness and thoughtfulness and personal stability and accountability. BASICALLY he thinks she is the kind to become really dependent. That's fine! And he doesn't at all mind people being dependent on him! But races that tend to be primarily monogamous, and to uphold AT ONE TRUE TWO-PERSON PAIRING AS THE IDEAL, tend to also be de-stabilized by anything that infringes on that.
Hal is almost definitely polyamorous by nature, mostly due to shit like. BEING A COMPUTER REALLY CHANGES HIS PERCEPTIONS OF THINGS? I think Dirk is more monogamous with Exceptions (I.E., Dirk would be monogamous for Jake but Dave would always be an Exception to that, but he would be ok with turning down just about anyone else and be super loyal) whereas Hal is far more explorative and less inclined to conflate loyalty with exclusivity. Additionally, he just sort of, will be REALLY EMOTIONAL to start, and really into having his emotions and embracing them!
So on one hand, yeah he could fall for Vriska. I'm not sure if he could FALL IN LOVE PERFECT WAI WAI FLUSHED LOVE. But he genuinely cares for her and loves her already, he could also come to love to spend time with her, cuddle her, and be attracted to her, and sacrifice for her. It would never be as, hm, passionate as some of his other relationships (particularly like his one with Dirk), I think since he would likely be the more emotionally dominant member of the relationship and thus she'd be less likely to trigger his neediness. But he can still feel a lot of things and could go really far for her!
But he's always be worried that that isn't what she really wants =|a And that he can't be a very good flushed partner to her, or to anyone, who wants a matesprit. If we are defining matesprit in the same ways that humans tend to define the ideal 'love' from romance movies. He's just way more likely to be close fuck buddies with a lot of people than become anyone's boyfriend. Not even because he would be totally against promising to only be one with one person! But his heart wouldn't really be in it, it would be a personal sacrifice for someone he cares for, and he's aware enough of himself and others to know that no one actually wants that, so he wouldn't really put it on the table =|a
SO YEAH BASICALLY. It pretty much boils down to he assumes Vriska is monogamous and that is likely something that is important to her? Even if she might agree to something else, to give it a try, he doesn't think she'd really be happy with a compromise on that front. And he doesn't want to ask her to make it! So he's really be more likely to encourage her to find someone who she's flushed for who can be dedicated to her in the way he thinks she'd want.
But if she really wanted to try he would totally go for it '-'! And if they decided to break it off because it wasn't working, he'd probably be fine with that. But TBH, as much as a part of Hal will be like SEX AND RELATIONSHIPS AND FLIRTING, AW YEAH. He can be made PRETTY FUCKING HAPPY with just cuddles and handholding and closeness. Vriska is HIGHLY LIKELY to get that regardless.
And rereading your question I realize that was all very long winded talks about LOVE AND DEDICATION AND FOREVER for a question that was actually about dating but 8'D HE'S A SUPER COMPUTER HE THINKS LIKE INFINITE STEPS AHEAD and then works his way back to decide if that path is even a good one to take. He thinks IN THE LONG RUN that it won't go anywhere that Vriska really wants to be, so he's rather see on a path that WILL take her there. But in a purely 'would he enjoy dating her/is that a thing he could do', absolutely!
But that is all just, what Hal presumes. So I guess my question is RESPONSE? Is Vriska monogamous? Would she always be? Would Hal being in relationships with other people bother her?