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had a crazy realization a few days ago and it's been haunting me ever since

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This was my recent take in some tags and I wanted to elaborate about it because man, this is such an integral part of Paul's character to me!

It's weird to me when people think that Paul is fully content or satisfied with his life at the start of TGWDLM. This is Mr. “I’ve Never Been Happy” we’re talking about. My guy is just surviving on the bare essentials, coasting through life. The proof is in the shallow emotional connection he has with the people around him.

When you grow up poor, that can affect how you see yourself and it shapes your priorities of putting family finances and necessities before yourself. That's what motivates Paul to be such a job guy: he prioritizes having the financial security and stability that he didn't have growing up. Paul seems unambitious, but that's because reaching that economic safety was his goal. But even more importantly, he was never taught to give his emotional needs priority. This makes it all the more heartbreaking when Paul says in act II, "It doesn't matter what I want," because he grew up not having the luxury to think of that!!

So I don't see Paul as fully content at the start of TGWDLM; he's getting by having his survival needs met, but the fact that he struggles to connect with his co-workers/friends outside of work and yearns for Emma shows that he still has relationship aspirations to work towards now that his financial needs are met.

(In the TGWDLM timeline, the circumstances help his connection with others as everyone bands together against the apocalypse! He tries to save the town and his friends! He almost kisses Emma! But then the irony is how the apotheosis REALLY helps his Connection with others. In the Hive they're all one; nevermind that none of them have free will anymore. 😅)