Talk:Marinette Dupain-Cheng/@comment-29510639-20180529063904/@comment-30566621-20180529074742

To be fair, Marinette is still a teenager, and while I'm not excusing her moments of stalkerishness, teens often go overboard in trying to pursue their affections. However, I'd like to point out that she doesn't act so much like she "owns" Adrien as she rebels against Chloe's attempts to act as though she owns Adrien. (Same with her reactions towards Lila.)

Additionally, Chloe goes out of her way to induce jealousy in others, as well as to try to make them feel worthless. She bullies others and, when in trouble, uses her tears and accusations to divert the blame, often dishonestly. So it's not really Marinette's (or anyone else's) fault for getting jealous or angry when Chloe acts out (such as in Reflekta, where Chloe's insistence on being next to Adrien both out of desire to steal the spotlight and out of a possessive attitude). Does Marinette cross the line into vengefulness and meanness? Yes, and it's a lesson she has to keep relearning, but it also makes her a rounded character with flaws, not a perfectly monotonous, flat character with no faults.