Talk:Asami Sato/@comment-4486981-20120526004235/@comment-97.120.233.226-20120526092121

^Apologies for not being able to respond to you in a more timely manner. Anyway, onto the meat of the discussion.

Mako first rejects Korra's open admittance, claiming he doesn't feel the same way. Then, when Korra accuses him of being jealous, he denies it again, and calls her ridiculous and crazy. In the third instance, where he calls her amazing, Korra asks if he likes her, to which he says, "Yes, but I like Asami, too. I don't know." <-- He's not being entirely honest, because he's not sure what he feels. Korra knows he's not sure, and doesn't even give him the chance to make sense of his feelings before she kisses him. After the kiss, Mako doesn't bother to own his feelings, instead blaming orra alone for Bolin's reaction.

He wasn't free of "deceit and untruthfulness," we can't be one hundred percent certain he was completely sincere (since he himself claims confusion--whether that confusion is purely based on which girl he likes more or if he likes Korra the same way he likes Asami remains to be seen), and he sure as heck wasn't straightforward. There's no denying that he's being dishonest with Asami, but to argue that he was more honest with Korra is a questionable assertion. If we're operating strictly by textbook definitions, he doesn't seem all that honest with Korra, either.

...But this is getting weird, and I'm done messing with you...for now. ;)