Meg

“the traditional man wants a woman to be subservient, but he never falls in love with subservient women. he's attracted to independent women. he's like an exotic bird collector…he only wants a woman who is free because his dream is to put her in a cage”

in the fleeting glimpse we get of real nikki, she’s shown to be in pursuit of her passions with a drive bear never had, she doesn’t care what others think of how she lives her life, and above all she’s fiercely independent. that’s what draws bear to her in the first place, but in reality bear isn’t in love with nikki, he’s in love with the idea of being loved by her, and the validation it brings him. bear doesn’t try molding himself into someone nikki could love, instead he forces nikki to become someone who loves him

“the traditional man wants a woman to be subservient, but he never falls in love with subservient women. he's attracted to independent women. he's like an exotic bird collector…he only wants a woman who is free because his dream is to put her in a cage”

in the fleeting glimpse we get of real nikki, she’s shown to be in pursuit of her passions with a drive bear never had, she doesn’t care what others think of how she lives her life, and above all she’s fiercely independent. that’s what draws bear to her in the first place, but in reality bear isn’t in love with nikki, he’s in love with the idea of being loved by her, and the validation it brings him. bear doesn’t try molding himself into someone nikki could love, instead he forces nikki to become someone who loves him