Talk:Hiccstrid/@comment-173.174.172.106-20150629003846

Just a quick note on the alleged 'insta-love' Hiccstrid is infamous for (something that hasn't been mentioned before): Hiccup did impress Astrid when he kidnaped her on Toothless. What girl wouldn't be impressed by that? I know it would impress me! But, if you actually pay attention, you see that after they get back, Astrid wants to tell everyone about Toothless and the Nest, and she gets upset when Hiccup wants to 'protect his pet dragon'. She's seen what he can do, she's been impressed, but I can be impressed by my high school's football team's quarterback when he wins us a game, and that doesn't mean I like him! Astrid started to respect (respect, not like, respect!) Hiccup when he stands up for himself, and for Toothless. You can see Astrid's opinion of Hiccup change in that instant. And, on a side note, Astrid already had a bit of respect for Hiccup! On the Riders of Berk episode 'Thawfest' Astrid tells Hiccup that she had allways liked the fact that he was a gracious loser. So, she had already had some respect for him, but when he protects Toothless, she gets to see one of his biggest strengths, and her opinion of him changes, allowing her to see him as more than a danger to Berk and its inhabitants (because, lets face it, we love Hiccup, but its a miracle his antics didn't get some poor Viking killed!) Every healthy relationship needs to have healthy amounts of respect, for yourself and for your partner, or it will not work out, and when Astrid started to respect Hiccup, she was able to find a way to love him. Or, since they were 15 at the time, to like him-like him.