Comments on: In Defense of Team Jacob

By: Me

Me — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 06:07:24 +0000

Heh… This whole Team Edward vs Team Jacob is getting on my nerves. Anyway, I am Team Jacob because I thought he was adorable (most of the time) and I am not (like) Bella, so I just liked him better. Also, I think Edward and E/B are kinda overrated, I mean, my best friend told me “greatest love story ever” and when I read it…. I thought it was just okay, nothing to die for (hehe ^_^).

I had my Edward, then my Jacob… I think Jacob wins, at least right now, but I’ve never compared the two…

Team Jacob in the end.

By: Catherine @Evolving Mommy

Catherine @Evolving Mommy — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 21:09:32 +0000

I liked Jacob’s character but the Bella Jacob Edward triangle just pissed me off (almost enough to stop reading the books). I understand loving 2 people but I felt like Bella was being selfish and rude to both Edward and Jacob. In love there has to be compromise and it can’t always be about one person (AKA Bella)

By: Stephdc

Stephdc — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 19:26:38 +0000

I am borderline Team Edward/Switzerland. I never really had a problem w/ Jacob. I see why he was so important in NM, he helped her get out her funk.. and Eclipse I can relate to why it was so hard for her to choose. I myself have a Jacob Black. My husband is understanding, but not as understanding as Edward. I still talk to him every once in awhile, he recently moved back to the area after being gone for 6 years. Kind of freaking out about that but I have yet to see him. and my Jacob Black was nowhere near as pushy as the one in the book lol, he understands it didn’t work out and would much rather be friends than nothing at all.. loved the post I would never be as brave as you are to post this.

By: Tricia

Tricia — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:09:49 +0000

You HAVE to get thru book four then tell us what you think.. it’s book four that has it all going

By: Michelle@Life with Three

Michelle@Life with Three — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 15:15:49 +0000

For the record, I still am “Team Edward” all the way. When I read Eclipse, I got so angry at Bella. Why the heck couldn’t she just cut it off with Jacob? But, I guess, after reading your post, that I do kind of get it. I’ve had a few “Jacobs” in my life, but all of those relationships ended when I met my husband.

Personally, I don’t think it’s possible to be married and have a close friendship with a member of the opposite sex. It’s like Billy Crystal said in When Harry Met Sally — “Men and women can’t be friends. The s*x thing always gets in the way.” I wish it didn’t. But, for some reason, it always does. Like Shannon, I don’t think I would be able to handle it if my husband’s best friend was a girl.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 08:46:46 +0000

I don’t have an Jacob, or at least I didn’t think I did when I first started reading your post, but now maybe I think I do. He’s a really close friend who I turn to all the time. And he’s always there for me. My husband knew him a few years back but never connected with him and he knows I keep in contact with him but not how much. I wonder what it would feel like to give my Jacob up. Hmm.

Incidentally, I was always Team Jacob. I might reconsider!

By: Shannon

Shannon — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 05:30:31 +0000

I did not have my own Jacob Black… I mean, I was friends with a lot of guys in school. But none of them were my BFF.

I don’t know about having a very close friend of the opposite sex while married. Honestly, I’d have a very hard time if my husband was best friends with a girl…

But that’s just me.

By: Rhea

Rhea — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 03:57:05 +0000

I was totally Team Jacob for a while. But now I’m back to Edward. Lucky Bella to have so many wonderful men in her life.

I think it’s really hard to have close friends of the opposite sex while married. That’s not to say it can’t be done, but I think it would be very tough.

By: Laura

Laura — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 02:34:56 +0000

Whew… that wasn’t as bad as your title implied. I will say that I can relate to it and I think if we search our memories we may be surprised to find that more than not we have one — but I still think he is a dirty, mangy dog. LOL

If I may say that your post was brave. I don’t know if I have it in me to be that honest nor do I think my Edward would tolerate it if I were…

By: Amy @ My Friend Amy

Amy @ My Friend Amy — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:50:15 +0000

Social networking/media makes it hard to cut ties with people that you should really just not have contact with. That’s one thing I don’t like about facebook.