Well there are two other things he can do, the first is to schnuggle on live television, which presumably would be an option if he was attracted to any of these people.
Are we to assume, then, that he isn't attracted to any of them? Genuine question. Has Pete been attracted to anyone in the House? How would we know?
The second would be to tell them outright that he didn't want to go there and continue to live with them in a house with absolutely no private space for the rest of the stint. That he doesn't actively dislike these women, in fact is more friendly with the people who've got a bit of a thing for him can't be making it easy. That none of them could actually get away from each other would make it utterly horrific.
What do you actually want his response to be? What would be better in the actual circumstance that Pete has to exist in?
Personally? I'd like to see him do something - anything - other than just let the situation slide, as he has done pretty much every time. I'd like to see some acknowledgement, I suppose, rather than simple avoidance.
Of course, what I personally would like to see is not necessarily "better in the actual circumstance that Pete has to exist in", but I remain unconvinced that Pete would behave differently without the cameras there. I've not seen much to suggest that this isn't how he'd handle relationships in the Outside World and, having used don't-talk-about-it avoidance while closeted, I'm aware that, in the long term, it's not especially fair on other people. For me, Pete's sliding away not just from confrontation but from acknowledgement (of the fact that, in being straightforward with him, these women have taken an emotional risk) is a negative. This sort of avoidance is self-protective up to a point, but can leave other people feeling uncertain, confused and eventually frustrated/bitter. Some sort of attempt at one-to-one resolution either way (and, as I say, I find it very hard to tell if he's attracted to Nikki, Aisleyne, Lea, etc. or not) would, IMHO, be kinder. |
