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Is ‘Imprinting’ Creepy or Romantic?
Is it creepy that Quil can fall madly in love with a toddler, or do you feel that the true love at first sight that is ‘imprinting’ is romance at it’s best?
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Now it can definitely be argued that this kind of behavior is kind of creepy and even frightening, as Samantha pointed out, however if you’re going by the conventional rules of imprinting then you also have to remind yourself that this doesn’t happen to guys over the world, only those in the Quileute tribe exactly because of the behavior I’ve described above: they want the best gene carrier and the girls from the reservation are best fitting for this (yes, I know Renesmee isn’t from the tribe, but you can’t say she’s your everyday girl). Thus, you can’t really argue imprinting if you’re setting it into our real world; it was made in the fictional world and it’s there to stay–where vegetarian vampires move into your rainy town and giant wolves police them.
Having cleared that up, is the imprinting of Werewolf tribesmen upon other girls creepy or romantic? Well, think of it this way; draw a circle and in the center of that circle, pin down a puzzle piece (A) with a needle. Now connect a matching puzzle piece (B) with the one that’s pinned down. And there you have it, your werewolf and imprintee; whatever puzzle B wants to do, puzzle A will follow. However, if puzzle B decides she doesn’t want to hang out with puzzle A anymore, she can go away; and puzzle A won’t stalk her, because he’ll respect her opinion.
So you can’t say that it’s creepy, as long as it’s a mutual relationship. As for romantic? Well, it isn’t romantic until puzzle B decides it wants to be. Until then, puzzle A will be her best friend ever.
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I am going to have to go with romantic, with a slightly creepy aspect.
Yes the whole instant love at first sight thing is a nice idea and all, but would I want to be the parent of a toddler who has some adolescent teenage male swooning after her? No.
I think it would be better if there was some rule that imprinting could only be done on someone who is of age, that way there wouldn't be a creepy, albeit inadvertent, aspect to it. It could be like yes they have seen the person before so technically it wouldn't be love at 'first' site, but once they see them at a certain age it would be as if they are seeing them with new eyes.
All in all it is fine since there is of course there is no sexual attraction until the person matures, just a deep feeling of love. So in the end it's cool. But I'm just saying I can see why Bella wants to rip Jakes head off sometimes
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I think its exreamly creepy. Can we say child molester, falling in love with a baby.
so yeah my opnion is creepy, im to lazy to explain my reasons
You still think it's creepy even though they aren't sexually attracted to them until they are old enough? I think that's what makes it alright.
that is creepy, ah there the age dosen't matter , but still, a baby and a 15 year old …… creepy
ok it did say it's only a protective imprint, but that dosn't mean its romantic,but it mite not be creepy , so i guess its both !
i totally agree with you! when bella found out in breaking dawn i seriously screamed the same thing bella screamed at jacob at my book……. i think imprinting is so creepy unless you dont like fall in love with a minor……
Don't want to be mean but-
Have you read the books!?
It's not like any of them think about it that way. Like when Quil imprints on Claire (a two year old) he says it isn't that way. When they are young, he is just there to be the best friend that he can be. When she gets older of course, how could she resist the nicest, friendliest friend she has ever had?
If they imprint on someone they are like in the deepest love possible. When you love someone THAT much, you don't want to hurt them, especially like a child molester.
I hope that wasn't too harsh. lol. But that's how I see it. Yes there might be a creepy edge to it, but it is like the purest love. The sweetest
amazing point didnt seem harsh at all to me
its not child molesting when they dont think of the kids like that. its a bortherly love when there real young.
I think its extremely romantic
Imprinting is definitely romantic, but there should be an age when it hits, when either recipient is at least a teenager, as Christopher said.
I think it's romantic because even though she's a toddler, there's nothing romantic about it and there doesn't have to be. The one who imprints just wants the best for the person, even if that means being with someone else.
I think it's romantic. At first i was kind of creeped out, but once you get all of the details you think of it different. I love how you find out that the reason jacob was attracted to Bella but never imprinted on her was because he was meant for nessie.
#1: its stated in the book that when you imprint on a baby/toddler its not a romantic imprint…. its more like a father and daughter, or brother and sister…. its a protective imprint,
#2: it only becomes a romantic imprint if the person who is imprinted on wants it to become romantic and then its almost like a switch has been turned on that goes from only a protective imprint to a protective romantic imprint!
so yea, if you think too much into it then it seems creepy BUT if you read correctly its not at all creepy because its not a romantic imprint until later in life!
Oh please! You can't turn a "switch" on emotions. Imagining finding out that your best friend only hangs out with you because of some creepy instinct, and then that they wanted a romantic relationship. Imagine how hard and confusing it would be to go through that! No magic switch goes off, and think how weird and awkward it would be like to go through that with your best friend!
Also, the protective is a little weird… It's like the Edwardification of the werewolves… now all of a sudden EVERYBODY has a girl that they obsessively protect/stalk. I think that it would be much more productive if they were to hold off, and then try to enter into a normal relationship….
So… creepy? No, but I sure wouldn't want a guy I grew up with and idolized like an older brother to suddenly try to make things romantic… for the sole purpose of "breeding stronger werewolves"…. Just a thought…
I think it's More Romantic then Creppy … i mean ya some of us may think its a little creepy because he imprinted with a toddler … but if you read the book it explain that he's their as what ever she needs him to be … bestfriend , babysitter , brother , and then as the person gets older it becomes more.
so i would have to go with its romantic and not creppy.
I think its a bit creepy – but not for the example of Quil and Claire reasons.
Creepy because it's almost like a form of slavery. The imprinter is unable to say no and becomes whatever the imprintee needs/wants – what about the likes of Sam who loved Leah but imprinted on Emily, it wasn't really fair to any of them.
But, having said all of that, I wouldn't say no to being imprinted on because to be a girl that has a guy that would be there for you no matter what has a certain amount of comfort and appeal to it – but I still cant see it as romantic
I THINK ROMANTIC. IT IS NOT SEXUAL UNTIL THEY ARE OF AGE. I AM PRETTY SURE IT MUST BE HARD AN THE ONE DOING THE IMPRINTING WHEN THEY IMPRINT ON ONE SO YOUNG. BUT IT HAS TO BE NICE WHEN THE REACH LEGAL AGE TO LOVE SOMEONE SO COMPLETELY AND TRUE LIKE EMILY AND SAM
In my opinion i don't think there is any creepy aspect to it at all! If you have read the books then you will be able to see that not only is it hard for bella to deal with but it seems like it is hard on jake having to deal with bella when he cant control anything that is happening!
Its clearly said that when they imprint on someone so young that there isn't a romantic notion in there heads! they feel like they have to protect them…. i think in some ways its quite admirable that they want to protect someone sooooooo much!
in my opinion in many ways its neither romantic or creepy! however when u look at sam and emily i would agree that there is a romantic feeling to the imprint!
creepy. definitely creepy. So lets say you had a son, and this imprinting thing also happened in humans. I would be freaking out because what if he imprinted on a child. Its only cute with quil and claire because you know the whole story. But what if your son imprinted on a child, and he never did play with her, just watch her. uhm hello i think thats a form of stalker. Also what if the parents didnt allow their child to see your son. But your son cant stay away, so he will probably get charged. In the book everyone thats getting imprinted on is families of werewolves. They all understand it, but outsiders (ex. Bella) would freak out because its not right. The one exception is Jacob and renesmee, its still creepy, but once again there is history between Jacob and Bella, that bella understands the whole imprinting thing. Its not romantic because your love for one another is only their because of some freaky wolf imprint.
HI EVERYBODY FOR MEI THINK THAT YOU LOVES SOMEONE YOU DON'T SEE THE AGE OR THE APPERANCE I THINK THAT QUIL HAVE THE PROBLEM FOR LOVES A LITTLE GIRL BUT FOR MI IS ROMANTIC, BECAUSE IT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN'T CONTROL
Regardless of the book mentioning that imprinting is more like a father/daughter brother/sister protective feeling sort of thing when it involves a toddler, I have to say it is kind of creepy, because imagine you being the toddler, or that toddler being your child growing up looking up to someone as a big brother, as father, and then they are in love, and this person that is over 18 years older than your baby is planning to have sex with her. That's why this is called fiction, and fantasy, because if this was real life, it would be really, really creepy. I love Twilight but when I was reading the book, and I hear about grown ups imprinting on toddlers, I was like ewww! so Creepy Creepy Creepy.
I agree to ClaireL.
Yeah, if you look from the aspect from an outsider: a grown (half) man (half wolf) has falling in love with a baby, it's creppy. But it isn't like that. They aren't in love, they have just this very strong band and what else but a werewolf can be a good protector?
I think it's extremly romantic, if your at a good and acceptable age.
It's just the idea of a man that's perfect for you and just is your and do everything for you and never letting you go, They'll never break-up or hit you, or cheat or something else that'll hurt you. They can't stand that.
It's kinda like the band Bella and Edward, Alice and Jasper, Rosalie and Emmett, Esme and Carlise and other vampires have. They love each other unconditionally and irrevocable, like a meteor had shot throught their sky, and the only thing they can see is that beautiful burning thing.
Woudn't it been great if a guy thinks he isn't tied to his place by gravity but you hold him in to place?
I would give up a lot to have a man like that.
Jacob imprinted Renesmee as it will make his pack stronger and the whole pack will benifit what Renesmee becomes.
As for Sam he imprinted Emily instead of Leah, as Leah was destin to become part of the pack which means she will not grow old nor bear children while she is part wolf.
Its not really romantic because you dont get to choose it— but its not creepy either
YES CLAIRE SAY IS TRUE, FOR THAT I THIK THAT ISN'T CREEPY FOR ME IS ROMANTIC BECAUSE THE LOVE IS ESSENTIAL FOR LIVE, AND THE IMPRINTER FOR WOLFS ARE IMPOSSIBLE TO LOST, THE BOOK SAY THAT THEY DON'T LOOK FOR THE PERSON, THEY DOSN'T CONTROL FOR THE CIRCUMSTANCE THAT THEY LIVE
Imprinting as a "function" occurs in werewolves (I'm not going to call them shapeshifters for the sake of clarity
) due to the need to carry on the werewolf gene. Just as humans determine who their ideal mate is by observing physical traits and, later on as they communicate, psychological traits, so do werewolves.
Humans try to find the individual with the strong and dominant characteristics, making sure their children will be capable of surviving. Werewolves do the same thing, just that there is a different priority; they want someone who will ensure that their child can one day become a big, healthy wolf–and when this priority kicks in, the werewolf imprints.
Please note that I'm discussing this on an evolutionary level, it's much more complicated these days than simply looking for the hottest guy / girl and asking him / her if they'd wanna have a child.
However, as much as we may not notice it, our ancient instincts are still present as a basis to our judgments.
Now it can definitely be argued that this kind of behavior is kind of creepy and even frightening, as Samantha pointed out, however if you're going by the conventional rules of imprinting then you also have to remind yourself that this doesn't happen to guys over the world, only those in the Quileute tribe exactly because of the behavior I've described above: they want the best gene carrier and the girls from the reservation are best fitting for this (yes, I know Renesmee isn't from the tribe, but you can't say she's your everyday girl). Thus, you can't really argue imprinting if you're setting it into our real world; it was made in the fictional world and it's there to stay–where vegetarian vampires move into your rainy town and giant wolves police them.
Having cleared that up, is the imprinting of Werewolf tribesmen upon other girls creepy or romantic? Well, think of it this way; draw a circle and in the center of that circle, pin down a puzzle piece (A) with a needle. Now connect a matching puzzle piece (B) with the one that's pinned down. And there you have it, your werewolf and imprintee; whatever puzzle B wants to do, puzzle A will follow. However, if puzzle B decides she doesn't want to hang out with puzzle A anymore, she can go away; and puzzle A won't stalk her, because he'll respect her opinion.
So you can't say that it's creepy, as long as it's a mutual relationship. As for romantic? Well, it isn't romantic until puzzle B decides it wants to be. Until then, puzzle A will be her best friend ever.
i think itz kind of creepy how quil imprints on a todller but it is romantic when some1 inprints on some1 their own age. and i really think it would be romantic when she grows up and they can be togther together. oh and how its all mysterious and all not knowning or able 2 choose
Okay, everyone calm down. First of all it's fictional. Duh, The whole imprinting thing doesn't even exist. The way Stephenie Meyer describes it in her book is not creepy at all.
well im gonna have to go with creepy but only really in quil and jacobs case (imprinting on a baby) i know they cant help it and only want to be friends to start with but as they grow older then it would turn into something more and knowing the kid for that long they would almost be like brother and sister which is the only reason for me why its creepy but if they are around the same age i guess thats okay
I think it depends on who they get imprinted with.. o.o
in Jacobs case it was with a baby.. but for me it’s cute and not creppy.. i mean he’s not attracted to her as a girlfriend, he is more like an big brother
ROMANTIC!!!!!!!!! and i can't really be bothered writing an explanation XD
it's cute not romantic, they don't see a child as a romantic link, in the future when they are old enough that may be so, but at the moment it is just a link to those they care about, a bond that wants to protect them. Almost like the Cullens feel about Renesmee, they inexplicebley, want to defend her from any harm. Imprinting is this 100 fold, it will later no doubt form another kind of a relationship. All I can say is that if I grew up with someone protecting me with their very life, not only would i find it very hard not to fall in love with them, but i wouldn't want to resist.
I think it all depends how you look at it.
It's kind of creepy, in the slave way, I agree. Nobody really has a choice and you're kind of a slave to your love. Besides, if you don't know that girl, are you just going to go up to her and pledge your undying love? That's weird, and she's bound to run away or report you or something. Besides, the imprintee is left with no choice and a probably too-clingy guy and you feel like you BELONG to them. But it's also completely romantic in a way because you have somebody who loves you more than anything and would do anything for you and can protect you and so forth… and you'll know it's your soulmate so that's kind of perfect. I'd go with both.
i do agree with you on some points but when you say the slave thing i disagree because from what is described of slaves even over history is that they hate what they do and who they serve but the wolf who is imprinting is ecstatically happy about the whole thing and they wouldn't change it for anything, but you have a nice argument
Please dont even go there, how dare anyone think of this imprinting as creepy, if anywho think it is creepy read the damn book, and you will understand, Jacob tells bella that he doesnt think of Renesmee "that way", and Quil too, so i think its sweet that and it works both ways, Renesmee knows she loves jacob, geez why do people have to read more into something and find negative things to say about it, i really like these books, and please dont ruin them for me!!
exactly!!!!
I will admit, when I first read about imprinting in Eclipse, I thought CREEPY. But when I read it for the third time and had some time to think about it, creepy it is not. The way it is explained in the book is that the wolf will be whatever the imprintee needs him to be. That means friend, protector, lover or whatever. It is not sexual at all, at least not at first from what I read. Therefore, the words I would use to describe imprinting is ETERNAL DEVOTION.
I actually find Imrpinting romantic! The idea that someone feels a strong pull to you and being on this planet just for the you is just so unusual, unique and ARGH HEART-STOPPING! And then if you don’t feel the same in return they will always be there for you as whatever you need them to be just shows how much you mean to them..
It’s not much in words, but I just find it something so touching.. It never hit as creepy! =P
Like I said, all depends how you're looking at it and who's eyes you're looking at it from.
When I first read that Quil had imprinted on that baby, I never payed much attention to it until Jacob imprinted on Renesme. I think that the whole imprinting thing is creepy and no were near romantic, even after the toddler grows up. I know how it's described in the book, and that they have no control over this but I find it weird that when a male imprints on a toddler but feels like he is the father, it only gets worst when the toddler grows up, and than that "father" relation develops into deep love. It's only romantic to those wolves because thats the only way that they can find their "true love"
I don't find it creepy or romantic, but I do find it sweet. My take on it is imprinting really has to be two sided otherwise the wolve pack could just imprint on who they want and Jacob could have imprinted on Bella. Reneesme felt Bella's love for Jacob and I truly think that's how it was possible for Jacob to imprint on her.
Although imprinting is a fictional concept, for centuries families have made similar arrangements with their children. Babies are betrothed while still in their cribs, they grow up knowing who they will end up with. Sometimes to men old enough to be their father. Even Disney's Sleeping Beauty had it in their story line. Prince Phillip who was probably 8-10 was betrothed to Princess Aurora who had just been born.
I think the book explains well enough how imprinting on a toddler really works and if you understand that, than you shouldn't find it creepy.
I think it's kinnda dreepy. I mean look what happend to Sam and Leah
I think It's romantic. When Quil imprints on Claire it's the furthest thing from a romantic love. It's a protective, caring and nurturing love. He only wants to protect and make her happy, and as she grows his love changes to a more brotherly love best friend and confidant it's still not a romantic love. It is only as she matures that his love for her changes to the love we all wish to find with someone special who in their right minds would not find that romantic !!
imprinting is liykke freakin child molest. Its stupid that Jacob imprints on Nessie.Hello!! Nessie is a freakin bloodsucker and Jacob is a werewolf.And the same thing with Leah,Sam,and Emily poor Leah got her heart broken because of Sam imprinting on Emily. There is nothing Romantic about imprinting its lykke arranged mariage and the worst part is that Sam is still in Love with Leah and Jacob was this close to being Leahs boyfriend they deserve to be happy with the person they want to be with.When Jacob imprinted on Nessie i threw the book at the freaking wall.If imprinting exist and a Hot guy imprinted on me i would be lykke Dude get a freakin life and get a women.But i hate imprinting because if i were Leah i would totally kill Emily even if she is my cousin i would kill her. Because she was being a little hoe and took my boyfriend away. I felt so sorry for Leah when i read her story she lost lykke the one person she ever loved and Emily took that one person away from her and leah lost her father and everyone started hating her.But then again screw sam and Emily+iMPRINTING!
I think it’s romantic. and magical. Because I think knowing who is the right one for you is really magical. I mean, a few people in our world now can find the one meant for them and everyone, I assume, is also looking for true love, and having an opportunity like that is really rare.
I look at imprinting similar to an arranged marriage, only arranged by a higher power. It's obvious that the act has its conflicts (you know Leah and Sam), but otherwise it's a wonderful concept. Women should love the idea. Gorgeous male imprints on you and he's bound to you by an inner law to always be loyal. He'll be your watch guard, friend and at an appropriate age, everything else for life and he'll never stray because the laws of imprinting would always hold him to you without resentment. How can anyone find that to be creepy.
Oh, I don't know… maybe because they don't like you for your soul or personality, only to "breed stronger werewolves". Oh my, how flattering – NOT. How can anybody think that this is even remotely appropriate?
They say you have a "choice", but it is specifically mentioned in the books that they eventually can't help it. And if a relationship is centered around "breeding stronger werewolves", then chances are it's not going in the right direction.
Personally, I'd like to have someone who loves me for who I am, not someone who doesn't have a choice, only so I would have strong little werewolf babies, so that they could kill vampires. Gee, that make perfect sense…
And what about the boy you're in love with all of a sudden "Imprinting" on another girl? Talk about being cruel!
Hate to break it to you, but it's not "true love" if
a.) One of the parties involved can't help it, and
b.) the entire relationship exists only for the purpose of "breeding stronger werewolves"
And what about Meyer's incessant "happy ending" theme? And what about the boy you're in love with all of a sudden "Imprinting" on another girl? "And they all lived happily ever after except the girl who was separated from her true love because he imprinted on another girl because obviously she could produce better werewolf babies. But who cares about her, right?"
Gee, that's the kind of message we should be sending to teens! Oh wait…
i think its romantic and very sweet because there is no 100% guarantee that the girl will fall in love with the wolf imprinting but she will still love him in a certain way no matter what even as a friend/brother/or lover and Meyer completely describes the whole imprinting thing so how could someone think it was creepy or child molester like
Personally, I think imprinting is creepy. The book describes imprinting as the imprinter (?) being whatever the imprintee (?) wants them to be. This could mean a brother, father, boyfriend. . . anything – and the imprinter has no say in the matter. Imagine that one day you're walking around the mall, you see a guy and just decide that he's all you need in life. You know nothing about him, but still you want to spend forever with him. Creepy? Uh yeah. Also, in regards to the Sam/Emily/Leah mess, I'm definitely on Leah's side there. Going back to my first statements, you're whatever the imprintee wants. What if they don't want a romantic relationship at all? You would have to do that, wouldn't you? But, Emily, just gave in. If she really wanted to, she could have fought it. Now, Quil/Claire. For now, it kind of works out. Claire gets a babysitter, and Quil has something to do with his time. Ok, that was mean. I feel sorry for Claire, though. She won't get the satisfaction of seeing what's out there. She'll constantly have Quil by her side, protecting her from any form of danger possible. Claustrophobic much? I do not support imprinting or find it romantic at all.
I guess it kind of depends on the situation. Like if it was a toddler u can’t leave it’s a little bit creepy, but if it was someone that was only like a year or so older or a few years younger it wouldn’t be so bad. But u have to think about how hard it would be to fall in love wih some one you can’t really trust them where as if u imprinted @least u could trust the person with ur secret. So like i said it depends i guess it’s complicated.
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