Do you think Cartman actually loves Kyle? Or is it more of a “loves to hate” sort of thing
[Looks back and forth between you and my blog which is 97% me gushing over how much Cartman and Kyle love each other] …Is-… Is this a trick question? .-.Haha, no, it’s a fair question! And I don’t know if it has a straightforward answer. Now, if you ask me: do I think Cartman has the potential to actually love Kyle in the future when they’re older and more mature, and know and understand more about each other, and both have resolved / are in the process of resolving their personal and relationship issues? Then the answer is yes, of course! But you’re asking if Cartman does love Kyle, now, and in that case I think I’d have to say… no? They’re, like, ten? I don’t think you can be capable of the commitment and devotion that goes into true love when you’re ten. They don’t want to be in love. They just want to play Pokemon, and watch cartoons, and throw rocks at cars, y’know. It’s a bit too intense for them right now. I mean, it’s kind of why Cartman and Heidi didn’t work. He wanted to hang out and do cool shit with his friends or on his own, and he felt like she got in the way of that when she wanted to get to know him, and spend time with him and, you know, have a relationship with him. So, yeah, Cartman’s not ready for that yet.
(I do think that he has the beginnings of a crush on Kyle, though, and he’s kind of in that oblivious, pigtail-pulling stage where he’s fascinated by Kyle, and he wants his attention all the time (and the easiest, fastest way to get it is making him mad), and he’s always thinking about him (there is much evidence for this) and gets excited just talking to him, but he doesn’t know why. And it’s kind of strange, and frustrating, and not knowing what Kyle makes him feel or why he feels it just makes Cartman more aggressive towards Kyle, because he is the centre of his confusion. Plus, he’s just Cartman, so he can’t show his affection like a normal person anyway. And he won’t show it normally, or understand his feelings even, until he’s much older. So the “picking on the person you like (but you don’t realise you like)” stage will continue for an indeterminable amount of time yet.)
Although, I do think Cartman loves Kyle as a friend, or even as surrogate family. Cartman has said a few times already “I love you guys” to all the boys, including Kyle. He even made a big fuss just this past season about how the four of them have been too distant lately, including Kyle, and how he wanted to do something about it. Both times he could have added as a disclaimer, “Except Kyle!”, but he didn’t. And do you know why? Because he loves him. Or he at least cares about him, as someone who he appreciates (even if just as a rival), and wants to keep in his life (even if just to fight with). And I think that, even if it started as a “love to hate” thing, over time that can become just a genuine love. And I think Cartman loves Kyle just as much as he hates him, or enjoys hating him. After all, they say “there’s a fine line between love and hate.” They are the same extreme intensity of emotion. They both involve obsession with a person, negative or positive. So, though Cartman does hate Kyle, it’s not as plain and simple as that - there could be love in that, too. I choose to believe there is.
The beauty of a relationship like this, though - a fictional, childhood one, that is - is that the interpretations are infinite. The possibilities are literally endless! So if someone wants to believe differently from me, they totally can! As for me, I have my reasons for what I believe. I don’t know if I’ve got them across too well in this response, but I did my best! I hope you’re happy with the answer, Anon. Thanks for the interesting question! :)
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