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On the second season episode, "[[The Daria Hunter]]," Mr. O'Neill (unwittingly) began a sexual-but-not-romantic relationship with the misandrist [[Janet Barch]], which is repeated in episodes plotted similarly to "[[The Daria Hunter]]," "[[Fair Enough]]," and "[[Just Add Water]]" (and was mentioned briefly in the episode "[[Murder, She Snored]]"). The clear implication is that they engage in sexual practices that most would find unusual or disturbing. They don't appear to have done much in their relationship outside of sex. Janet's attraction to him was that "you're sensitive... but you're a ''man!''", though when he attempted (badly) to stand up to her about the engagement in IICY?, she was intrigued and attracted by the idea of him having a backbone.
The [https://web.archive.org/web/20070629212449/http://www.mtv.com:80/onair/daria/chapter2/ Daria website] once had the two introduce a section on romance:
''O'Neill: The human need to love and be loved is a wonderful thing. To stand vulnerable before a fellow being, open and innocent and�
''Barch: Pick it up, Skinny. I've got the keys to the broom closet and we only have 20 minutes before the staff meeting.
''O'Neill: Oh, um, yes�so this month we will explore the subject of romance: the subtle dance of attraction, the dropping of boundaries that allows a manifestation of selfless, limitless devotion and�
''Barch: �the attention to a woman's needs ''finally'' after a decade-plus of insensitive, ape-like groping from a man whose mid-life crisis conveniently arrived after she had already sacrificed her youth indulging his every whim, until one day he takes off without so much as a "see ya later," so is it surprising that she felt damn near to bursting with pent-up--
''O'Neill: Uh, look at the time! Heh heh. Time to go. Enjoy the features below!
''Barch: C'mon, Mr. Clean, we've got some polishing to do.
''O'Neill: Oh dear.''
DeMartino has often found him supremely irritating, but in ''IICY'' referred to O'Neill as a friend. This may have been caused by "[[Is It Fall Yet?]]", where an elated DeMartino rediscovered why he wanted to be a teacher and thanked O'Neill for the responsibility.
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Helen's response in "Diaries" was to chew him out for sending her these letters, attacking his views and defending Daria's "coping mechanisms" as necessary for the working world (and had at him for misspelling Daria's name). In "[[The Lawndale File]]", she referred to O'Neill as being "creepy".
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