Originally Posted by Iggy's Boy:
“The way I understand it is that he is sticking to the line 'we're just friends' in the house to avoid either of them making pronouncements or commitments that they might regret outside the house. He doesn't want the rest of the house treating them like a couple. He doesn't want him and Helen to become the new Steverly. I think he thinks that Helen and him could be a couple but he'll wait until they're both out of the house to put it to the test rather than becoming a couple inside the house.”
“The way I understand it is that he is sticking to the line 'we're just friends' in the house to avoid either of them making pronouncements or commitments that they might regret outside the house. He doesn't want the rest of the house treating them like a couple. He doesn't want him and Helen to become the new Steverly. I think he thinks that Helen and him could be a couple but he'll wait until they're both out of the house to put it to the test rather than becoming a couple inside the house.”
Yes, that expresses it very clearly and succinctly. This is all you need, no need for outlandish theories.



