Good point. I'm rereading the series now, and forgot about her time in Ebou Dar. Up to their arrival at Salidar, I like Elayne just fine, but don't like Nynaeve much. Elayne's growing-up phases are much more humorous than Nynaeve's.
I was thinking about it yesterday, and I guess I can understand a little since Nynaeve had to put up with Cenn so much. But Thom isn't anything like Cenn. She even acknowledges that there is more to Thom than she thought, when they get to Tanchico. Yes, the men are in a competition, but the...
Wow! Exactly what I was thinking!! I do agree with Brandegoris, though, that Nynaeve is a B@#$H cuz I don't like how she treats Thom throughout the series. He has been basically everywhere, and knows more about the world than she ever will, but she insists on treating him like a child because...