The Young and the Restless's Claire Newman: Is she just too naive? Fans react

On The Young and the Restless, Claire oscillates between being a little girl and a strong, independent woman. Is this just naivety? Fans weigh in on Claire and her relationship with Kyle and Victor.

Claire Newman on The Young and the Restless

It’s hard to tell if Claire (Hayley Erin) actually believes she can change Victor's (Eric Braeden) opinion of Kyle (Michael Mealor) and be ok with their relationship or whether she just thinks it's a pipe dream on The Young and the Restless. Still, she thinks Kyle had better get on board with it. But Kyle knows — he is well aware — that Victor's hatred for him, Billy, and every other Abbott under the sun is a primordial thing. It’s now a part of his DNA and isn’t about to change, not for Claire or Kyle. So why do we watch her keep hammering the square peg into the round hole? Claire wasn't this sort of person when she was working with Nikki (Melody Thomas Scott). So what gives? Fans and viewers of The Young and the Restless are chatting it up on the Soap Central Message Boards. Is Claire just being naive? Or is something else at play here?

Claire's naivete is reaching an annoying level

“I can appreciate her fairy tale dreams of buying a home and moving in with Kyle, but her thinking that she's going to change Victor's mind about Kyle and the Abbotts is just getting on my last nerve. She's going to throw a party, and that will be the catalyst to move Victor? I fully acknowledge that Victor's hatred for the Abbotts is obsessive and delusional, but he is who he is, and Claire knows this. Her sense of denial and naive dreams that she can change his mind are almost as delusional as Victor's thinking. If she wants to play house with Kyle, that's fine, but she should just accept the reality that her grandfather won't be bringing her a housewarming present.” – RedheadTeacher (valued contributor)

“I totally agree. What gets me is that Claire has lived her whole life being controlled. I can't for the life of me understand how she could bow to the wishes of someone else who wants to control her. Didn't she learn anything from growing up with Jordan? Another thing I don't understand is how they keep going on about how much she loves her grandfather. Good grief! She's only known him for a little over a year yet they talk about their relationship as if it's been a lifelong attachment. An adult does not walk into a room, is then told "That guy over there is your grandfather," and immediately develop deep emotional feelings for the guy. It takes time. There needs to be give and take on both sides. It seems to me Claire is doing the giving, and she's not getting much in return. No one can convince me she has such deep feelings for Victor that she's willing to "obey" his demands and walk out on the guy she loves. He shouldn't have any emotional power over her at all, given the short time they've known each other, and it's wrong of him to behave that way. It truly makes no sense whatsoever to me.” – Cloverleaf (valued contributor)

What's next for Kyle and Claire on The Young and the Restless?

“Claire is in denial. She is now just trying to prove a point, that Grampa can't dictate her life and yet she as much as admitted to Diane and to Nikki that she isn't quite ready to take that step; in fact, Nikki even advised her to slow down for a while. Claire can't see it. She's already bossed Kyle around a few times over situations she doesn't like. They are in love? Maybe she is in love with the idea of being in love. I see nothing but a hen pecked Kyle after they move in together and him saying he is moving back out and then her whining to Grampa that he was right, Kyle is a beast.” – Angeldar

In reply to this point, Zenmaster5 commented, “She is indeed trying to prove a point, and while making that point, all she is doing is setting herself up for failure! I think she and Kyle are moving way too fast and do need to slow it way down...buying a house really is a huge responsibility that I don't think Claire is truly ready for...I sometimes wonder if she is just moving in with Kyle just to prove to her grandpa that he can't boss her around or control her life, but that it isn't what she really wants to do... I, too, wonder if Claire truly is in love with Kyle because I honestly don't think Kyle is with her...before she even said she loved him, I remember him saying he wasn't there yet, but he got there real quick when he heard the L word come out of her mouth! I, too, have noticed how controlling Claire is and how she is the one running the show in her relationship with Kyle...I can't believe he can't see that or even Diane, but maybe if they really do move in together, Kyle's eyes will be open to Claire's true nature!”

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How can this become a better, more tolerable situation on The Young and the Restless? Claire could choose which personality is the one that best defines her, own it and run with it; or leave Kyle, never look back, and start something with Holden (Nathan Owens) — and who wouldn't want to see that? Is there a better outcome? Please share your thoughts in the comments below or add to the message boards.

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