Do you like how Ron has had multiple relationships? Why or why not?

[Suzer6440 xyz]

Personally , I was turned off by this. I ended up not finishing the book.

[EReid]

I think the author just wrote Ron with multiple relationships because that's often realistic. I don't agree with Ron's multiple partners in a moral sense, and it didn't really add much to the story, but I don't really think it was supposed to.

[Fahad Afroz]

I don't think the intention of the writer was for those multiple relationships to bring out the best in Ron. The writer might have designed Ron's character that way to simply depict life's realities; not everyone finds true love at first instance. Sometimes, we go in and out of relationships before we finally find the one that completes us.

That is so true. we cant even find clothes that best match our personality on first attempt. So it is very much possible that we might not find the best partner for ourselves at the very first instance.

[Gabrielle Sigaki]

In my opinion, the multiple relationships take an important role in Ron's character development. Besides, I didn't think there were too many relationships.

[Excel 2021]

I think this question is subjective. Everyone will see it differently. As for me, relationships should be simple and commitment based. Still, Ron's multiple love affairs didn't greatly numb my enjoyment of the story.

[plnjimenez]

I am not in favor of multiple relationships at all. Thus, this being the setup decreases my interest. If however, this is integral to a character's development, then I'd keep reading.

[Muladan]

I didn't like it because it seems that Ron was having all those relationships for his benefit which isn't supposed to be the case

[jeanmtdb]

The fact that Ron had a number of relationships didn't matter much to me. The type of relationship he had at any time reflected his frame of mind at that particular time. He was never cold or abusive, he was a partner for whichever woman it was at that time. As a result of his involvement with them, he grew. His relationships only gave some depth to his otherwise shallow character.

[Clorinda Donovan]

Although it is more realistic to go in and out of relationships nowadays I do agree that it was a downside. I always reference a character from Stargate called Daniel Jackson who was always falling in and out of love even while he was looking for his lost wife?!

[Dominik_G]

It didn't bother me that Ron didn't find "true love" the first (or second) time he tried. I think it's quite natural to have multiple relationships throughout one's life. In fact, I find the opposite somewhat corny and unrealistic: in so many stories, the protagonist meets someone who turns out to be their one true love for life. I'm not saying it never happens that way, but that's certainly not that usual.

[Kyhm]

I didn't like it. Ron admitted in the story that although he's married to Sheila, he still had some love feelings for Regina.

[Olgamiell]

I think his relationships made Ron more human. I don't think there were too many of them, as the action covers many years. Maybe his behavior towards Sheila was not quite fair, but I think this thread added certain realism to the story. As if it wasn't just chess and math for Ron, but also everyday life.

[Iva Stoyanova]

It didn't bother me that Ron didn't find "true love" the first (or second) time he tried. I think it's quite natural to have multiple relationships throughout one's life. In fact, I find the opposite somewhat corny and unrealistic: in so many stories, the protagonist meets someone who turns out to be their one true love for life. I'm not saying it never happens that way, but that's certainly not that usual.

Very well said! In many books, the protagonist rapidly meets his/her loved one which is too predictable and unrealistic. Of course, it could happen once in a while in real-life but having more relationships is also very normal. It's even more interesting reading about the protagonist's relationships and wondering which will be his true one.

[Dabrielle]

Ron was a character who grew and developed throughout the novel. One way in which this was done was through the many relationships he had and especially what he learned from each of them. These relationships did not undermine my view of Ron, instead, they were meaningful and therefore added value to Ron's life. They also served to portray Ron as a real-to-life character, prone to making mistakes like anyone else.

[shreyagupta]

The number of relationships that Ron had was pretty normal. The only relationship that bothered me was the one he had with Cheryl. I just felt she was too old for him. As far as his relationship with Regina goes, I am glad the author did not include a romantic relationship there. She was his mentor, and them having a sexual relationship would have been cringy, and the novel would have lost its appeal.