you are right, maybe the negativity (iss that a word?) is the reason for that...
in my eyes even Ben being more intelligent then Michael never showed so much.. I think between the two this diference wasn'T so obvious.. it was there, but it didn't show off, like it did with David.. and in my eyes their differrences was what callenged their relationship..
because of the HIV status.. I would say forgetting about it being there is the best that could happen to them.. it shows that it didn't matter, and it took them a while to get there.. it was always Ben who was keeping him at distance because Michale wans't positive, and it took a lot of courage of Michale to convince Ben that it wasn't a problem, if he would accept that fact..
yes Ben had a big heart and wanted to help people.. and all this complaining from Michales side? It was his dramaqueen gene from italy
that made him act that way, but when it came hard on hard, he stood behind Ben and Hunter
Michael too was cute, I would say.. why wouldn't he deserve someone like Ben? As you said yourself.. the outside doesn't always count.
But everyone is supposed to have an own oppinion