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Ah, you’ve stumbled on to the great mystery of fiction with any relationship, because there is no true answer. It depends on the writer’s intentions and the specific characters. You seem to have already done some thought, and THAT fits these characters, Another story may have a different answer.
Try not to worry about how it will seem to others, the first person you need to please is yourself.  (And a writer can do either extreme if set up right)