elmari
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Considering he is a very passionate and emotional guy, I really expect him to be like that when it comes to LOVE too. I think he was, otherwise, Lisa wouldn't fell for him that bad, even obsessed with him for a long time. The "good in bed" part, I don't know if it's true but prefer to believe it.. (I wonder why Lisa's friend would give that information to Randy anyway... if she did, Lisa should have hate her? Or Michael would had been so mad too.. he's very private and didn't even want to reply to DS that he had sex with his wife... from what he sit quiet and Lisa answered that question). I think he loved Lisa so much, otherwise, I don't think Lisa would love him as much too? What do you think? I don't think Lisa is the type that would run after MJ, if she didn't really fell for him... not his Money and not Jackson name... but pure love for the man - who he was.
I agree, he didn't said out loud that he acted indifferent or he's hurt, but they way he talked about her.. I kept distance? Why wouldn't he just said, yes I loved her so much... he could even use the word "lovED", to express he did... not now.. but he didn't. He didn't want to show his feeling, why would he, she was bashing him.
I think they did talk a lot during those year right after divorce, many topics, but he did hide some, like the part that he was hurt that she was territorial with her kids... may be.
Again, I'm dying to know when the last talk....
From the fake rabbi's book, based solely on Michael's comments (and hoping it's word for word), Michael was very, very private when it came to romantic love. It was something that he had grown up thinking was very personal and private and should not be talked about with anyone, other than the girl.
He had said that he would be so embarrassed to have his mother and father at his wedding. He said that's why most of them had run off and gotten married. But he also said that his mother understands why her children would do that. Michael actually got this trait from Katherine. She never talked about Joseph and her as a couple to her children and said that it's private. They would ask her 'do you kiss Joseph? do you love Joseph?' and she would tell them to hush and leave her alone.
So I do think that Michael was very passionate and loving with his woman, when alone with her. But would not flaunt it in front of others. Did you see how horrified he was when DS asked Lisa if they had sex and Lisa was like 'Yes, yes, yes!'. He probably could have died then and there. He was very embarrassed.
But you do notice that he had no problem speaking fondly about Brooke and Tatum, Princess Di, etc. I truly believe that with Lisa, it was more personal, more painful and more intimate and that is why he could not talk more about her in that way.
But then again, we have only heard a fraction of some 30 hours of private tapes. Ugh!
Also, at this time she was dating Nic Cage and they were serious. Maybe he was hurt and didn't want emotional stuff about her.
but these tapes were made in 1999-2000, right? she wasn't really bashing him then, was she? I think he was still hoping for a reconciliation at this time. it's just something in his words, the way he says them that tells me that. I think he still had hope. he was mulling over everything he did that had pushed her away (the hardheartedness and all the rest of the stuff etc) at one time... he says she was sweet... that she loved going with him to the orphanages... it was almost as if he was telling himself about the good things that were there... the fact that she wanted to come back.
he didn't say I don't want her back. he spoke in the past tense in terms of how his heart had turned cold. not in terms of the present.
and you guys are right... he avoided the word "love" with her totally. that IS significant. usually when something means a lot, and you're as private a person as he was, you keep it hidden.
What's sort of strange is that Lisa begged Michael to come back to her sometime btw 1996 and 1998. He said no and probably said let's just be friends.
Then once she accepts that and tries to move on by dating other men and getting engaged or married, Michael seems like he wants her back. WTH? They never wanted to get back with each other at the same time. I think 2003 was the last time that they could have been on the same page, but that's when the allegations struck again.