One Night I Gave You Everything You Wanted: House/Cuddy

I do think House was protecting Cuddy's privacy by keeping the baby-making attempts to himself, but if he had blabbed to Wilson, she probably would have cut out all his fun in tormenting her along the way. It certainly was a source of amusement to him which she could have shut down. Still, it was a decent thing for him to do. As far as the morgue incident goes, that was just one out of several incidents in that episode where he put Cuddy on the hot seat. He definitely wasn't being protective of her. In "Living the Dream," he did give Cuddy "five minutes," but he also was getting what he wanted, just as he did when he bargained with her in "The Right Stuff." Speaking of "hot seat," look at what he put Cuddy through during the Vogler arc. Don't get me wrong, I'm glad that House stood up to Vogler, but it was often at Cuddy's expense. He openly defied her and humiliated her in front of Vogler by making sexual references, even though poor Cuddy was trying to convince Vogler that they weren't sleeping together. In "Euphoria," he had no interest in protecting Cuddy or the hospital; he wanted to cut into the cop. Again, I applauded his efforts on Foreman's behalf, but he wasn't protecting Cuddy's job at all. He also showed her up in front of guests in "Lines in the Sand" by refusing to leave the conference room until he was done with his meeting, making her look ineffective in the process. In "Airborne," he wasn't protective of her. He stuck her the back of the plane while he enjoyed the front. In "Distractions," he made her look bad in front of Weber because she had no idea who he was. And in Season 4 in general, he encouraged his newbies to show no respect whatsoever for her. I like Cuddy, but I'm not buying into the House/Cuddy romance until I see her backbone again.

SPOILER Well, I'm definitely looking forward to next week's episode and some "action" between House and Cuddy, especially in light of how this last episode ended. Hopefully, this means some good - no GREAT - scenes for House/Cuddy. END SPOILER I've decided to come out as a Huddy fan. For a while there I was "I like House with everybody" so no hook-ups. I like the fact there is sexual tension between House and Cameron, House and Wilson, House and Cuddy, and well, pretty much House and a lot of people. :D But, yeah, secretly, I always had a thing for Huddy. :wink: Mod Note: If it hasn't aired yet in the US, it's a spoiler which includes promos, pictures, etc. Please think of the spoilerphobes. Spoilerphobes are people too! :wink:

I think we could tell by the way House reacted to Cuddy's news last night that next week is going to be a pretty big episode for them. I don't think that House would actively try to sabotage Cuddy's happiness, at least anymore than he does on a regular basis, but I would like to see him be called on why he's throwing the tantrum that I'm pretty sure he's going to throw. It's pretty obvious that House is possessive and protective of Cuddy, but why? Is it just for professional reasons? If it was, I'm pretty sure that she could date and still keep an eye on House's work, and yet House still steps in to make sure that she is all his. So why? For once, House needs to answer that question, and then we'll see what happens after that.

If it was, I'm pretty sure that she could date and still keep an eye on House's work, and yet House still steps in to make sure that she is all his. So why? For once, House needs to answer that question, and then we'll see what happens after that. I perceive that answer as similar to the reasons why House is never comfortable with Wilson dating, and that, if Cuddy were to fall into a serious relationship or have a child, House would be forced to deal with a significant change he can't control. A person who's important to him would be less involved in his life, and he would no longer be at the center of her (or his) universe. He would be forced to deal with losing another person who's important to him, which would be entirely out of his control, and the only way to assert some control is to step in and interfere, attempt to keep that person from straying away, because, as much as House keeps everyone at a distance, he still seems to want certain ones firmly grounded in his life. So, I have no doubts that House would step in for personal reasons, because Cuddy's important to him and an important part of his life, but for the purpose of preventing change and loss rather than aiming for a change or a progression of their relationship.

For all you House/Cuddy shippers out there: Cuddy Buddy.

For all you House/Cuddy shippers out there: Cuddy Buddy. Hey, a theme song for House' relationship with Cuddy! The words really fit. That's cool. That's not really his phone number is it? :D Chippers and Shutterbug12: I agree that House needs to control his relationships but that isn't surprising considering House had no control in his relationship with his father, except to act destructively. He exerted some control through rebellion and distancing himself from his father both emotionally and physically. And then, there was that whole fiasco with Stacy and his leg. Although House's control-needs also seem to extend to his environment, i.e. the rug in S3, his not liking any change at all, i.e same apartment, same guitar, etc. His relationship with Cuddy is complex because she has stepped in to protect him with both Volgler and Tritter. Because of that protectiveness and Cuddy's own need to check in with House on stuff he is doing, House has referred to her "as Mommy" so I think he looks upon her as a maternal authority figure. Let's face it, House is not a guy who has been protected in his lifetime. His father ensured that he didn't feel "safe" and his own mother didn't or couldn't protect House from his father. On the one hand, I think he wants and desires Cuddy's protection, which is why he never acts to the point where she would get fired - i.e. always telling her to leave the room in order to protect herself from his actions - but he also can't handle that fact and therefore rebels to exert control over the situation, i.e the sexual comments and games. So he needs her, but because she holds power over him - unlike Wilson - he needs to act out against that power. He's emotionally invested in her in a lot of different ways and the fact that she is his boss, and therefore an authority figure, means he can't really admit to those emotions because he is too busy trying to undermine her authority. Their relationship exists on several different levels: boss-employee (the authoritarian and underling), and friends-lovers (previous one nighter and his desire for her). I loved House's comment to the P.I. about "spending half his life negotiating with that woman." I'm hoping TPTB give us something more on all of that.

I loved House's comment to the P.I. about "spending half his life negotiating with that woman." I'm hoping TPTB give us something more on all of that. I don't think that refers to having spent half of his lifetime arguing with Cuddy, but rather than half of the hours in his current position in life are spent arguing with Cuddy.

I loved House's comment to the P.I. about "spending half his life negotiating with that woman." I'm hoping TPTB give us something more on all of that. I don't think that refers to having spent half of his lifetime arguing with Cuddy, but rather than half of the hours in his current position in life are spent arguing with Cuddy. I'll have to re-watch the ep and see what context the line was said in because I took it to mean half his life. Probably because of the fact they were at Michigan together and had the one nighter, which could have happened at Michigan or at another point in time if he's known her 20-plus years. But, you could be right. I may have mis-interpreted the statement.

Oh, they probably met about 20 years ago, but I don't think they necessarily were working closely together throughout all of those years, and she wasn't in a position where he'd have to bargain with her during that time. But I could be wrong.

Oh, they probably met about 20 years ago, but I don't think they necessarily were working closely together throughout all of those years, and she wasn't in a position where he'd have to bargain with her during that time. But I could be wrong. No I wasn't thinking that they've been working closely together throughout all those years, more along the lines that they've crossed paths more than once over those 20 years: school, medical conferences (it seems House has gone to some - it's where he met Wilson), perhaps they've worked together at another hospital before PPTH, and when they do meet House is always "negotiating" with her in one way or another, which could include negotiating for sex, for all we know. :D I took it to be a comment where he strung together all the experiences that he has shared with her over those years and just lumped it into a general "half his life" comment.

On LJ, lissie_pissie and iwant_sprinkles have put together the How to Deal with Lisa Cuddy Flow Chart. I believe this sums up House's approach to Cuddy pretty well. :D

I took it to be a comment where he strung together all the experiences that he has shared with her over those years and just lumped it into a general "half his life" comment. I thought he meant half of his current life.

I took it to be a comment where he strung together all the experiences that he has shared with her over those years and just lumped it into a general "half his life" comment. I thought he meant half of his current life. I guess that all depends on one's interpretation of "current life." It's obviously hard to tell either way -- darn you, ambiguity!

On LJ, lissie_pissie and iwant_sprinkles have put together the How to Deal with Lisa Cuddy Flow Chart. I believe this sums up House's approach to Cuddy pretty well. :D tee hee...NEGATE!! NEGATE!! :lol: :lol: That flow chart is brilliant.

I was just looking at the Fox recap of 'Joy' and found the kiss described thus: <Cuddy yells, asks House why he has to negate everything>...House answers that he does not know. Cuddy is taken aback. This is a big concession from House. She softens, then steps up to him. Cuddy reaches up to his face and gives him a tender kiss. And then House leaves. Cuddy kissed House? That's not how I saw it!

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