A Question I'm Pondering re. House

[deelaundry]

In the latest episode of House MD, House says that he needs Cuddy. And Cuddy says House needs her.

What I can't figure out, given what we have been shown on the show, is why House needs Cuddy. The show has shown us very clearly why House needs Wilson. It's shown us why House needs his team. It's shown us why House needs Cuddy as a boss.

Why does House need Cuddy (as opposed to someone else) as a girlfriend? "She has a zesty bod" is not enough.

(Note, there is also a distinction between "need" and "love." Love can be completely without reason. Need requires a "what for.")

No Cuddy-Hate will be tolerated in comments. You do not have to like her; you do have to be civil and reasoned in your discussion of her.

Comments

[pgrabia.livejournal.com]

...and considering that she was part of the leg debacle as shown in "Three Stories", I would've thought that House wouldn't want to get into a relationship with her.

I've thought this very thing myself several times this season. Stacy did it out of fear, but Cuddy was the professional there who should have been adherent to certain ethics i.e., the patient's right to refuse treatment or a certain kind of treatment and to choose another. Instead it appeared like she had an alternate route on the tip of her tongue ready to violate his rights with the suggestion of the middle ground procedure he didn't want. Now, I'm really not trying to bash Cuddy here, but that's what she did according to canon. I just can't see House ever being able to trust her completely enough to be in a relationship with her after that.