Talk:Doppelganger/@comment-12776-20140820134310/@comment-25035274-20140820151821

I'd actually argue that she's both at the same time. She quite literally is a liar and manipulator(the ultimate Catfish, in fact), but in her case it's not born of any kind of desire to hurt someone. It's born purely of her falling in love with someone and being too insecure in herself to approach that person as herself.

She is neither completely selfish nor completely selfless. Like most people, she's a mixture of both.

As far as I'm concerned, the intent behind an action is at least as important as the action itself, if not moreso. Considering her reason, her behaviour is not something worthy of hate. It's worthy of pity.

Someone to huggle could help with her self-esteem problems, but ultimately she needs to learn to love herself. To that end, I suggest she spend some time at one of our lovely recovery clinics where she can start to get in touch with herself, and finally start to learn who Doppelganger is. In addition, I...

Wait, no, sorry. I started to slip into Dr. Phil mode after the first sentence of that last paragraph. But still, yes. She's not out to hurt anyone. She's just insecure and wants someone to love her. And yes, she really should learn to love herself first. Poor Dop-tan.