User blog comment:Rachim/Freddie's "crush" on Carly still exits or is fading/gone/@comment-3276102-20110222025805

To all of the people who are saying that Freddie is "obviously" over Carly, that Creddie shippers should face facts, get over their denial, etc. :

You know, I could grant you every single one of your premises, and say that Freddie's behavior in every recent episode is that of a person showing no romantic interest in Carly ...

... and it STILL wouldn't necessarily mean that his feelings for Carly have faded or disappeared.

I used to have a co-worker who I had a crush on. She was very pretty, sweet, and a lot of fun to hang out with. After a while, I worked up the courage to ask her out. She turned me down (although she was very kind about it).

Okay. I accepted that, and moved on. It didn't mean that my feelings for her had somehow magically vanished. I still had a crush on her. I just didn't act on those feelings anymore, that's all.

If she had ever changed her mind (which she didn't), and told me that she'd like to go out with me, I'd have said yes in a heartbeat.

So ... If Freddie has stopped showing any interest in Carly, then I figure that there are AT LEAST two different viable scenarios as to why.

1. Freddie has gotten over Carly, and no longer has a crush on her. 2. He is still in love with her, but he's finally given up hope that she will ever return his affection. It took Freddie an embarrassingly long time to do it, but he's now moving on.

The important difference is that in the first scenario, Freddie would likely turn Carly down if she decided that she wanted to be with him now. In the second, he would almost certainly jump at the chance if it was offered to him.

I've noticed that some Seddie shippers (not all, but some) often say that Creddie shippers are "in denial" about Freddie's feelings for Carly.

To be honest, I think that if anybody is in denial here, it's the Seddie shippers. Specifically, the ones who insist (beyond any doubt at all) that Freddie cannot possibly still be in love with Carly.

These folks are so set on believing that (because, frankly, they WANT to believe it so badly) that they've completely blocked out the idea that any other possible scenarios even exist.

Yes, it's possible that Freddie has gotten over Carly, but that's not the ONLY possibility. As previous posters have said, only Dan Schneider and the other creative minds behind the show can know for sure.