Did Anakin and Padme have romantic feeling at 9 and 14

I don't think she's got romantic feelings for Anakin. Like I said, she views him as a cute little boy. That line from AOTC about him "always being the little boy back on Tatoonie" or whatever is very telling.

 

^^ I agree with the above. She's definitely not feeling for him romantically. I don't think he's thinking about her romantically except for the fact that he has a crush on her. Personally, I think 14 and definitely years old is too young to have feelings of deep love.

 

Believe me, a nine year old can definitely feel deeply in love, especially with an older girl, who he knows is waaay out of bounds. I think that Anakin felt it very soon after meeting Padme. Although Padme felt captivated by Anakin, there was no romantic feelings until AOTC.

 

I think he had a child's fascination and crush on her, and probably because of their connected fates and his Force sensitivity he hung onto that. Padme saw him, clearly, as a cute little boy and probably didn't think very much about his crush on her. It looked like her feelings for him were almost maternal in a way, she tucked him in and comforted him on missing his mother so she was always special to him in that way.

She was probably still in that mindset during AOTC, but since he was a teenager with hormones raging I think he not only continued to think about his angel, but in a sexual way now too. She probably hung onto her old perceptions until she realized that they got along well, he's really a handsome man who makes her feel like a woman, and all that.

I think by the third film she saw him as exactly what he was-not just her Ani but a competent warrior and her husband.

 

Yes Definitely, and darn that's a little creepy.

 

How does a nine year old having romantic feelings creepy?

 

No, just puppy love that stayed with them and grew until they were older.

 

I'll say this, Anakin's chat up lines didn't improve over the years.

"Are you an angel?" Pretty good for a nine year old.

"Well, you're not as irritating as sand." I've heard better than that.

 

I think there was always some kind of bond there. Later on when they were older, the bond became stronger and they were now old enough to express it. Early on they had feelings for each other, but it was not so much the "romantic" type. Maybe it was more of the "crush" type of thing mentioned in earlier posts. But there was always that bond there.

 

I think he may have been captivated by her at the age of nine, that isn't to say he was a horny little nine year old, but he could have felt some infatuation with her (I don't want to use the word "crush" since it implies something temporary). As he grew up living the strict life of a Jedi it probably prevented that infatuation from dying. Perhaps the life of a senator, likewise, kept Padme from moving past her caring for Anakin; there really weren't a whole lot of emotional outlets in either lifestyle. Thus when Anakin shows up as a 19-20 year old that Padme is possibly attracted to (and thus confused by given her last memories of a 9 year old) it's the source of a lot of emotional conflict on both their parts.

 

That's a pretty accurate discription, Tarados. She didn't think about him as often as he did about her, but Padme was very happy to see him along with Obi-wan. Jar Jar observed a happiness in her that he had not seen in quite some time. And given that he's worked with her for ten years, this is pretty telling on his part.

 

when anakin was 9, he thought padme was pretty and he liked her. That's it. He didn't become obsessed with her until he hit puberty, when us guys tend become obsessed.

Padme thought Anakin was a cute, very smart little boy in TPM. She didn't think about him after that. Although, if they had been left alone, she probably would have went for it, just out of curiosity (unless Paolo got to it first). We all know that 14 year olds are dying for it, whereever they can get it. Just leave them unsupervised and nature will take its course. And it's not creepy. It's natural. You guys are so uptight.

That's my experience anyway.

 

Actually, Anakin was already obsessed with Padme when he was nine. Also, Paolo and Padme were only 12 and they weren't that serious.

 

Kids don't get obsessed. That's what makes them kids.

PADMÉ: All right... I was twelve. His name was Paolo. We
were both in the Legislative Youth Program. He was a few
years older than I... very cute... dark curly hair...
dreamy eyes.

A few years? A few years makes Paolo 15!!! He is handsome, rich, and artistic. I doubt he is as inexperienced at 15 as the average theforce.net poster.

I don't think you know as much about paolo's and padme's relationship as you pretend.

 

Neither do you. We don't know exactly how old he was, nor was it important since they weren't together that long. Anakin wasn't like other kids. He constantly thought about not only his mother, but about Padme. So he was obsessed with being with the people that he cared for, wanting them in his life. Wanting to relive that point in time which was the highlight for him. As he grew older, his obsession with Padme evolved.

 

Of course I do not know about their relationship. I just find your peremptoriness obnoxious. Strilo edit: Had I caught this post when you made it, you'd have been banned for this.

You were acting like you knew something about their relationship:

"Paolo and Padme were only 12 and they weren't that serious."

and I was trying to show you that what you were saying concerning their relationship was conjecture, not fact. How do you know they were not serious? Why do you think that?

I know that you know that it is only your opinion that you are stating. So why write it as if it were a fact? Strilo edit: Because these are Discussion Forums. It is understood that people are posting their opinions.

It is not known how long they were together and ,anyway, it is not the length of a relationship that makes it important. It is the intensity of it. For example, Anakin only knew Padme for a few days before they separated, nevertheless that relationship was very important to Anakin.

Just the same, Paolo could have been important to Padme. She was very smiley when she spoke of him, although she may been doing that just tease Anakin.

I don't know where you get the idea that Anakin constantly thought about his mother. We saw that he was sad to leave her, which makes him exactly the same as every other kid. Ten years later, he dreams that she is being tortured so he goes to try and save her. That is not obsessive behavior. That is normal.

When Anakin goes to say goodbye to Padme in TPM, he acts like a normal little boy. He knows he has to leave her, and he does his duty.

At 9 he only likes her and remembers her. He is not obsessed. I believe Anakin is being intensely trained to become a Jedi at this time, and that is his priority. When he hits puberty he starts thinking about Padme a little more, especially in the shower. And when he dreams that she is going to die, then he becomes completely obsessed with trying save her. His feelings for her evolve with time, not his obsession. 9 years olds don't become obsessed.

obsess- to preoccupy the mind excessively. At 9 his thoughts about Padme were not excessive. He was too busy learning to become a Jedi to be obsessed. Have you ever studied something really hard? Did you have time to be obsessed with a girl?

 

Oh God...I think I just spit out my morning tea!


She probably would have went for it with a 9 year old boy?

Don't think it's possible at the age of 9

 

As someone who teaches 14 year olds and used to teach 9 year olds

... I really can't see it happening.

 

What makes you think you know what your students do?

Padme is a child misplaced in an adult world. She doesn't belong with the children, but she doesn't belong with the adults either. She is isolated.

14 year olds are horny. They aren't troubled by tampering with a child's innocence. They are just curious.

It is not outside the realm of possibility that Padme would have played Doctor with Anakin, given the chance.

 

What makes you think I think I KNOW what my students do? I'm merely offering an opinion based on my considerable experience working with children.

 

Obviously you think you KNOW something about them.

If you didn't think you KNEW something, you would not venture an opinion. Or are you in the habit of giving uninformed opinions?

So tell us, teacher with "considerable experience", what experiences are you basing your opinion on?



Strilo edit: Wow. This attitide stops now.

 

Oh, I'm sorry to have put forward an opinion which you find so implausible. I'll submit now to your "informed" opinion that if a 14 year old girl and a 9 year old boy were left alone they would have "went for it out of curiosity."

 

I think that opinions should be based on something.

If you had an answer to my question you would share it. Since you don't have an answer, you use sarcasm. Everyone sees that.

Implying that I am intolerant of differing opinions is your way of side-stepping my question. Besides that, I never disagreed with you. I only asked what you were basing your opinion on.

So, I'll ask again, what are you basing your opinion on?

 

You put forward an opinion based on your experience. I put forward an opinion based on mine.

Why do you think mine's ill informed just because I haven't given you a blow by blow account of what my experience is?

 

Dun ya think she would have choosen someone a little older?

How do I put this....I don't think he's capable at the age of 9...