Constantin

Esther decides to let Constantin seduce her while on their date. When they go back to his apartment, they sit outside and look up at the sky. During their day together, they held hands in the car and had a good time. He took her to the UN where he is a simultaneous translator. While he is translating, she sits and thinks about all of the things she can’t do. This is when she starts to think about Buddy and how she needs to sleep with someone to even the score with Buddy.
But, at Constantin’s house, he does not seduce her. Esther even pulls the “”Oh, I’m tired, I think I’m going to lie in bed.” But, instead of following her to have sex, he comes inside shortly after that and just lies in bed with her. They fall asleep together, and it’s kind of a beautiful thing.
Earlier Esther talked about a guy named Eric who thought sex was dirty and never wanted the woman he loved to experience it. When in reality, sex is something shared between two people that love each other. In this scene, Esther and Constantin do not have sex, but they lie in bed and fall asleep together. I think this is also something people who love each other can share, because it shows that not everything is based on that physical aspect of love.
I liked his reaction a lot. I’m glad he didn’t try to have sex with Esther or push himself onto her. His reaction makes me respect him, but I’m not sure why he did it yet.