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Message: <blockquote data-quote="bekkilyn_rpg" data-source="post: 1093708" data-attributes="member: 13873">Well actually I believe we can control who we fall in love with. We may not be able to always control who we fall in lust with or some of our strange infatuations, but true love builds up over time while getting to know someone as a friend and then as a lover. Doesn't mean we might not get infatuated or lust after them in the meantime, but we are certainly in control of our choices. Also, when it comes to lust or infatuation, we still have a lot of control too as we all have particular things we look for or admire in another person, so someone isn't just going to lust after just anyone who looks at them and winks. And even if we *do* feel attracted to someone physically, we are certainly in control over whether or not we choose to act on that feeling.As a result, the player should have complete control over how their own characters respond in such circumstances. A DM can certainly have an NPC give them an admiring eye and become infatuated with a PC, but the PC certainly doesn't have to respond in kind. Even so, I would shy away from such things if I felt the players in general were immature or couldn't tell the difference between real life and just roleplaying. As in just because your character might love or lust after some other character doesen't mean the player of that character feels that way at all about the other player. Two totally different things, but some people have the hardest time separating the player from the character, so that's something to definitely keep in mind.</blockquote>

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