High Fidelity: Chapters 7-13

Rob is obviously very conflicted about his relationship with Laura. How do you see this reflected in the events that led to his and Laura’s break-up? How is it reflected in the subsequent relationship with Marie? What do you think is going on with Rob? Why is he behaving this way?

Rob is a very confusing guy. He finds attractive women.... sleeps with them... the women want him more... he backs off... women leave him... and he wants them back. That cycle of events constantly comes up with Rob, whether it's a 2 year relationship like Laura or a one night stand like Marie. But, for some reason, Laura's break up has made such a huge impact Rob. Its hard to understand Rob from the outside since he's a very introversive person. Rob needs to stop and look at the bigger picture. He has had way too many bad reasons for getting into relationships. Even with Laura, he wasn't crazy about her. He didn't have a huge crush for her. She was just decent. And, because Laura was only decent, this made him a little uninterested in her and goes out and cheats on her, which wasn't a smart thing to do. Rob doesn't think about the impact of his actions until after the consequences have fallen upon him. And, once Laura left him, he really wanted her. We all share that same feeling. We all want the unwanted. Our curiosity over comes us. With Marie, he starts out liking her, but then... like I said before... she begins to like him and he wants to get out. Rob is the kind of guy that lives in the present (like with relationships) for a short term and then when he thinks about the past... he views it in the long term.