Dr.David or Ben?

Ben, w/o any doubt for me.

Damned if I can think of one strength or positive for a superficial control freak like David.

Ben, all the way. Though I could never figure out what he saw in Michael.

I couldn't stand David. He just wanted a young man he could mold and shape into whatever he needed him to be and was a condescending prick most of the time. He and Michael had absolutely nothing in common and David went about trying to change everything about Michael to suit himself. He was also a major hypocrite. I couldn't believe he had the nerve to throw a fit and demand to know where Michael had been and what he'd been doing after David had been caught at the Baths. He forbid Michael to see his best friend when Brian was being sued for sexual harassment, he gets pissed off when Michael lies about seeing Brian, and then has the nerve to think its perfectly fine to lie to Michael and say he's having dinner with clients when he's off getting a hand job. Total @sshole.


Those people who surround you only want to see you weak enough to crawl

Been years, and it's still David!

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David.

At least he made sense -- he wanted a Chia-pet type as a little wife, which explained his attraction to Michael. Ben/Michael made no sense at all. A published college profession and comic-book boy who couldn't even hold silverware correctly? I never bought it (although I was grateful when he stopped panting after Brian and harassing Justin.)

I liked David a lot, even with all his flaws. Maybe that's what made him human to me, and so real. Was never too crazy about Ben.

David was better looking and he supported Michael even though he smothered a bit.

How can anyone possibly like David? David's continuous manipulation of Michael was so painful to witness it marred the otherwise outstanding first season.He pressures Michael to move in with him. Forbids Michael to see his friends.Sneaks out to get a handjob. Even if you don't believe monogamy is possible,it should take more than five months to get bored with your partner.Not to mention David treating Michael like a kept woman and responding with outrage or condescension every time Michael protested.

I just can't let this David thing go. Given how little the pro David posters are saying in defense of their choice, one wonders if many of the posters are simply trying to get a rise out of someone.Well it worked on me. As to what Michael brings to the table,not all professionals seek an intellectual equal in their partner. I attended a medium sized college while my sister worked there.Between us we met most of the faculty as well as their wives and husbands.With few exceptions most of the male faculty were married to women below their professional status.A fair number of these women were housewives and most of those that did work outside the home worked in ordinary service jobs.In my intellectual snobbery I didn't, and still don't, see what these women brought to the table.But they must have held some appeal for their professor husbands that I was not privy to.So must it be with Michael and Ben.