Will Gale ever be open to polyamory?

[sorrynameused]

With him literally still being dedicated and in love with a goddess, it really took me by surprise his reaction to the idea of polyamory (he literally shares a sensual moment in the presence of the weave-his goddess with Tav in that one cutscene), it came off as petty and childish the way he reacted to and rejected the idea of polyamory. I haven't explored all the dialogue in the game, maybe he rejects the idea in a more mature and sensitive way in another context/playthrough, but I'm really hoping he'll be open to the idea in a future update.

[Blanch Warren]

Jealousy sounds accurate to a neurotypical who thinks he's a god.

[Cruddy]

like most humans he is likely a hypocrite. "Rules for thee but not for me" as they say.

[Hex]

An atypical narcissist doesn't want to share?

Shocking, truly. The fact that anyone would go for Gale is baffling. Dude spends his evenings conjuring up a picture of his ex lover.

[Metallicus]

I wish his romance would be removed completely.

[Lard]

Originally posted by Hex:

An atypical narcissist doesn't want to share?

Shocking, truly. The fact that anyone would go for Gale is baffling. Dude spends his evenings conjuring up a picture of his ex lover.

Accurate and scathing. Thank you for your donation to the Gale Sucks club.

[Tingly]

He talks about his relationship with Mystra as though it's ended, never felt like he intended to rekindle it or anything.

[Shadow♥]

He is a guy who falls in love with you. He does not want to share cause he loves you. It is his personality and I personally love him for it. Everyone else wants to get with anyone and that is not for me so it is nice to have one character that is not into that.
There is one time you can have a interaction with him and that's at the caress place with the twins. he will reluctantly agree as your partner and it is actually a pretty funny scene. Other than that he will get jealous and force you to choose of you romance any other companion while you are in relationship with him.

[Caerbannog]

Originally posted by Hex:

An atypical narcissist doesn't want to share?

Shocking, truly. The fact that anyone would go for Gale is baffling. Dude spends his evenings conjuring up a picture of his ex lover.

How the Gale conversation went in my head:

Gale, a Romanceable Character: Oh, yeah, my former lover was THE Mystra, only the goddess of all magic. No big. So how you doin'?

Tav: (record scratch) Did you just CASUALLY state that MYSTRA was your girlfriend?

Gale: No! LOVER, and a FORMER one at that. Don't worry; she abandoned me after I attempted to perform a grand gesture which backfired right in my face... or chest, as it were.

Tav: I... to be honest, the fact that MYSTRA slept with you, one of her Chosen makes me... really skeeved, actually. Talk about a horrible abuse of authority.

Gale: Not at all! I've always been a prodigy! A genius! A miracle, a marvel, a wizard of wonder! I caught her eye. We did some flirty weave stuff. She made me not-a-virgin-anymore (TM). I was simping so hard, I tried to get her a Netherese orb made by Karsus himself! It exploded and consumed all my magic levels until I was just a level 1 noobling. I wasn't cool anymore, so Mystra slammed the door in my face and stopped talking to me.

Tav: Uhh...

Gale: Wanna do some flirty weave stuff?

Tav: Gods no. I think you need therapy, dude.

[Raven]

Originally posted by Caerbannog:

Originally posted by Hex:

An atypical narcissist doesn't want to share?

Shocking, truly. The fact that anyone would go for Gale is baffling. Dude spends his evenings conjuring up a picture of his ex lover.

How the Gale conversation went in my head:

Gale, a Romanceable Character: Oh, yeah, my former lover was THE Mystra, only the goddess of all magic. No big. So how you doin'?

Tav: (record scratch) Did you just CASUALLY state that MYSTRA was your girlfriend?

Gale: No! LOVER, and a FORMER one at that. Don't worry; she abandoned me after I attempted to perform a grand gesture which backfired right in my face... or chest, as it were.

Tav: I... to be honest, the fact that MYSTRA slept with you, one of her Chosen makes me... really skeeved, actually. Talk about a horrible abuse of authority.

Gale: Not at all! I've always been a prodigy! A genius! A miracle, a marvel, a wizard of wonder! I caught her eye. We did some flirty weave stuff. She made me not-a-virgin-anymore (TM). I was simping so hard, I tried to get her a Netherese orb made by Karsus himself! It exploded and consumed all my magic levels until I was just a level 1 noobling. I wasn't cool anymore, so Mystra slammed the door in my face and stopped talking to me.

Tav: Uhh...

Gale: Wanna do some flirty weave stuff?

Tav: Gods no. I think you need therapy, dude.

Nail on the head! No matter where you go with with him, he ALWAYS winds up in love with Tav. Sorry, dude, but no thanks.

[Stania]

Originally posted by Shadow♥:

He is a guy who falls in love with you. He does not want to share cause he loves you. It is his personality and I personally love him for it. Everyone else wants to get with anyone and that is not for me so it is nice to have one character that is not into that.
There is one time you can have a interaction with him and that's at the caress place with the twins. he will reluctantly agree as your partner and it is actually a pretty funny scene. Other than that he will get jealous and force you to choose of you romance any other companion while you are in relationship with him.

Yep, as Halsin said, most people just are not into poligamy and that's okay (one of the reasons I'll choose Gale or Wyll over Astarion and Halsin). The same happens with Wyll and Karlach, Even Lae'Zel on Sharess Caress.

I suppose the issue with Gale and his monogamous stance is that he expected you to be loyal and dedicated to him while he was still unable to get over his ex, and wouldn't stop bringing her to most conversations. I romanced him on a playthrough and It went way better than expected, but I'm not gonna lie I wasn't tempted to break up with him at least once because of that.

[Hex]

Originally posted by Shadow♥:

He is a guy who falls in love with you. He does not want to share cause he loves you. It is his personality and I personally love him for it. Everyone else wants to get with anyone and that is not for me so it is nice to have one character that is not into that.
There is one time you can have a interaction with him and that's at the caress place with the twins. he will reluctantly agree as your partner and it is actually a pretty funny scene. Other than that he will get jealous and force you to choose of you romance any other companion while you are in relationship with him.

He doesn't tho. Mystra is the only one for him, you're just there to keep his bedroll warm until Mystra takes him back.

Falling for guys like him is why so many people are miserable IRL. Ladies, you can't fix people. Not people like Gale and not people like Astarion.

[Stania]

Originally posted by Hex:

He doesn't tho. Mystra is the only one for him, you're just there to keep his bedroll warm until Mystra takes him back.

Falling for guys like him is why so many people are miserable IRL. Ladies, you can't fix people. Not people like Gale and not people like Astarion.

Reminds me of what The Narrator's voice actress (who is a psychologyst) said in an interview with a streamer. Something like "sure, enjoy the fantasy, but if you look for something like that in real life 'oh my god he's so broken I must fix him', you must go to therapy" she was talking about Astarion romance, but it applies to Gale aswell.
In game it's fine, but keep distance from those Gales and Astarions in your life.

[Zogtar]

Originally posted by Stania:

Originally posted by Hex:

He doesn't tho. Mystra is the only one for him, you're just there to keep his bedroll warm until Mystra takes him back.

Falling for guys like him is why so many people are miserable IRL. Ladies, you can't fix people. Not people like Gale and not people like Astarion.

Reminds me of what The Narrator's voice actress (who is a psychologyst) said in an interview with a streamer. Something like "sure, enjoy the fantasy, but if you look for something like that in real life 'oh my god he's so broken I must fix him', you must go to therapy" she was talking about Astarion romance, but it applies to Gale aswell.
In game it's fine, but keep distance from those Gales and Astarions in your life.

I think we could all use therapy and a good old fashioned brain washing.

[ivandrago654]

99% of the population is not OK with polyamory. The mature, the immature, the narcissists and the empaths. It says absolutely nothing about a person. For the tiny portion who are OK with polyamory, it's also usually a phase they grow out of, quite steeply when their physical attraction starts to decline.

As for Mystra, as rubbish as that plot point is, nobody is ever going to "get over" being f*cked by a God. The specific God of the thing you love more than anything in the world, too, not just any old God. Mystra isn't exactly a typical "ex".