I don't think anyone can say Chris is an unhappy person just because he doesn't smile.
Chris was smiling and looked happy yesterday. Lets be real he is having to go from having a private life to having press follow and take pictures of him that can't be easy.
Taken from my previous post:
"Since the first pics of them started to pop up after the announcement of their engagement, one thing I've noticed about him is that he doesn't seem to be a happy person. He HARDLY EVER smiles in ANY pic I've seen of him, so far."
Sorry, but I don't believe what I said indicated that I thought Chris IS an unhappy person. What I said --- to me, at least --- boils down to: Since their pictures have popped up since their engagement announcement, he hardly ever smiles, therefore he
SEEMS to be unhappy, to me.
That was, and is, my observation and opinion.
As for Chris smiling and looking happy yesterday . . .
Sure, I've seen one or two pictures of Chris smiling and looking relaxed and happy since his engagement announcement, and I acknowledged that, too, in my post:
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If he's as shy/unhappy about getting married as 95% (at least) of his pics with and WITHOUT Maddie indicate, to me . . ."
I didn't say 100% of his pics. MOST of them are what I meant, and that's what I thought I said by indicating 95%.
And yes, I do think I am and can be real . . .
Sure:
" . . . he is having to go from having a private life to having press follow and take pictures of him that can't be easy."
No, it CAN'T be easy, and no reasonable person would
ever think that it would be, I believe.
But to me, the OTHER side of that coin is that Chris is a grown man. He KNEW before he proposed that he wasn't going to be marrying Jane from across the street that he'd known since they were both still in high chairs.
It's the same difference as a reality TV show cast member complaining about the paps, etc., after their show has aired.
THEY were the ones who decided to jump into that particular pool, knowing full well before they did so that the water might possibly be ice-cold before they jumped in.
So, whose fault IS it when they DO jump in and find that the water's 35/40 degrees, or even colder?
Let's not forget that Chris is pretty much new to the royal scene. He and Madeleine didn't date for years so he could get a good feel of what life would be like in this new world he's about to enter.
I think everyone should get a chance to know him, instead of judging him right away.
I haven't forgotten.
See my statement, above, that begins with: "No, it CAN'T be easy . . .".
Then, see the paragraph that follows it, which begins with: "But, to me, the OTHER side of that coin . . .".
And --- just an observation ---if he and Maddie didn't date for years so he could get a good feel of what life would be like in this new world he's about to enter, seems to me as though he might be able to have been adjusted to it a bit better than he appears to be, at present.
Regarding:
"I think everyone should get a chance to know him, instead of judging him right away."
See my paragraph, above, that begins with:
"It's the same difference . . .".
Just like reality TV stars (which I don't think very many of us know personally, either), nobody told Chris to jump into the Swedish Royal Family pool. By deciding to do so, he put himself out there TO be "judged", if you will. OR have people freely express their opinions regarding how he comes across to or is perceived to be by them.
To me, this is much the same way in which we remark about a royal's outfit: "Yes! I LIKE THAT!", or "My GOD! What she/he had on was HIDEOUS!"
Are we to be judged as "judging" them when we remark on an outfit being worn by one of them that may
not be to our taste, and we state that?
I got a bad impression from Chris when he flipped the finger last November at photographers. That showed being bad tempered and not being ready to be in the spotlight, or not even caring how he came across to the Swedish people. Granted, he could've been having a bad day, but that was not a wise move.
I addressed THIS in my post, as well:
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God KNOWS, he has no problem shooting a bird when he seems to be feeling beleaguered and set upon.
Which, to me, smacks of childishness.
I can understand shyness.
But give me a BREAK!"
This, coupled with the constant stream of pictures in which he looks so grim/unhappy, most times, is why my take on him is what it is.
One of the great things about a major royal event is that all sorts of experts and people voice their opinion.
Yes,
Muhler, they do.
And that's what makes life --- AND this board --- so lively and grand!