re: Why did Jenny wait so many years

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I guess I get your point about how some women are cruel and use others, though that is CERTAINLY a knife that cuts both ways. And I totally agree that Jenny took Forrest for granted in many, many ways. But, seriously, she was supposed to spend the rest of her life having basic level conversations, interactions, and sex with a mentally challenged man? I mean, really? I understand the hate lobbed at Summer for similar reasons, but Jenny? She knew that was a one night stand. The kid, eh, prob figured she wouldn't worry Forrest about it, the product of her type of lifestyle , then she gets sick and has to do something about his future. Again, I really dislike her, just understand her motivation.

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the only proper motivation and i think it's an actual one in the movie is that she thinks of herself as damaged goods and actually puts forrest on a pedestal of purity. thinking she isn't good enough for him.

she illustrates this after his proposal,
"you don't want to marry me"

i used to take this line as her dismissal of forrest and his grasp on love (because forrest addresses that in his response)

but if i were writing a defense of jenny, i would say she meant that as "you don't want to marry me, i'm not good enough for you"

and portray her as a victim who used self destructive behavior as a way to deal with her self esteem issues and history of abuse.

it all depends on what she meant by that line.

but the point should be, if the world treats you like shite, and you constantly push away the only person who cares about you, who's the real retard?