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<p>Carolyn Hendrix wrote:
Why are people saying Mako didn't cheat? I'm pretty sure he kissed Korra back I don't hate Mako but don't throw it all on Korra.Yeah Korra started the kiss but he kissed back I don't know if everybody considers that as cheating but I
do.Next subject I really don't like the whole Asami and Mako kiss thing and not just because i'm a makorra fan there is a really big chance that Mako and Korra may get back together and where does that leave Asami?Heartbroken (again) I don't hate Asami she's actually very nice,smart,and cool so I don't want to see her get hurt and I really don't want another love triangle I just can not deal with that I just hope that Mako will chose a girlfriend and stay with the girl he
choses.Next I know that Asami loves Mako but honestly I hope she doesn't start dating Mako again because she will get her heart broken(again) if Korra and Mako get back together.Bottom line I don't Hate Mako I just hope he choses either one of them(preferably Korra) and stays with her.GOOD BYE!!
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<p>As someone else said (sorry I can't remember whom) - he was suddenly kissed by a girl he was very attracted to, was very surprised, and due to being a surprised male teenager being kissed by a girl he had only recently met and was very attracted to, "decided" (I put that in quotation marks because he did it without actually thinking about it - like if someone went to punch you, you would attempt to dodge without thinking about it whatsoever) to accept the kiss, rather than breaking it off as he rationally and morally should have.
</p><p>Now, I know the last few words there seem to contradict what I've been saying so far, and that's because they do.
</p><p>I am standing up for Mako, and saying he didn't cheat because he didn't actively decide to do anything with Korra, <i>and</i> because afterwards he didn't start going out with or doing anything else with Korra; <i>however</i> I do completely acknowledge and understand the reasons you think he is in the wrong - he should have broken off the kiss because he was going out with Asami.
</p><p>But, as I've said, he was just too surprised and attracted to Korra to be able to stop his body making him do exactly what he quite naturally wanted to do in that situation.
</p><p>P.s Yes, I would have done the exact same in his situation - except that I would have just told my Asami.
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