Originally Posted by patsylimerick:
“Bit in bold - really? No family, parents, siblings, best friends? It's an incredibly selfish attitude and selfishness seems to be a forte of Georgina's. It was the use of the term 'roped in' that I found particularly telling. She doesn't appear to even like Jackson... or anyone... or anything. It was after she had apparently 'developed feelings', by the way, that she made the 'roped in' speech.”
Family and friends aren't the same thing. The term 'couple' is not accidental. A relationship at the start is between you and your partner. A kid complicates things. There are things you can't do because of a kid being in the picture. It's undeniable. An Ex that is permanently in the picture complicates things, too.
Of course you are going to be selfish when initially deciding who to date. Given a choice, why not choose the unattached guy with no baggage? Unless you're specifically looking for a ready made family nobody is going to want to saddle themselves with someone else's kid if given a choice in the matter.
Feeling roped in, is not an unreasonable sentiment, given that Jackson deliberately hid the fact he had a kid from her during the initial courtship. However, the fact that she hasn't put a stop to it, despite that, proves to me that she really does have strong feelings for him. Feelings that are causing her to stick with him despite the negatives and complications that a relationship with him are bound to cause on the outside.
I would also suggest that the people saying her behaviour proves she doesn't want him make no sense. If she didn't care for him why would she care about other people giving him attention? You don't get that jealous over someone you don't care about!