Talk:Asuna/@comment-184.65.11.151-20120930051120/@comment-90.193.197.3-20121007100127

There is a reason for this, apart from her character being described as a 'tsundere' (which is why she acts cold towards Kirito even though she has always fancied him), her motivation throughout her time in SAO was to escape it, believing "every day in their stealing a day of her life", thus why she is never herself up until the moment Kirito changes her mind and makes her want to accept that she is alive in SAO and learn to appreciate what it has to offer.

Of course, this literally does 'flip' her whole perspective, Kirito becomes her whole world in an instant and instead of being driven to leave, she starts to desire a life there, if only to hold onto Kirito.