Unpopular opinion: Christopher bashing has been uncalled for Everyone who's watched Gilmore Girls, has loved bashing Christopher Hayden. Yes, he's been the golden boy the Gilmores wanted their daughter Lorelai to marry. Lorelai was also right in leaving her parents home, as she was being forced to marry Christopher. Christopher isn't a terrible character or person as he's made out to be. He was, at 16 willing to get married to Lorelai. And 16 is a very scary age for teenage boys, especially commitment wise. Years later, when he and Lorelai reconnected over their share love for Rory, he was 32, the same age as Lorelai, but, he was like every other man, afraid of commitment and wanting to live a carefree life-- driving a motorcycle, trying to start a business, taking risks with investments, switching jobs-- this is something any youth (even Lorelai, given the option) in the twenties and early thirties would do. I therefore feel, a lot of Christopher bashing has been un...