Although Joss Whedon also doesn't like happy couples, so.
This is very true, I find that there are very few couples in his shows that get a happy ending.
Also, the lack of basic communication. I get that pursuing a romantic interest is difficult, but... sometimes it's ridiculous.
It really is, and it's so frustrating. I can understand wanting some kind of conflict, something to kind of get the tension of certain circumstances, but it doesn't work most of the time because I don't think a lot of writers know how to handle it properly. Characters constantly not communicating when it could so easily be done is by far the most frustrating thing to watch. And this goes for any kind of fiction, television, movies, books, etc. Most of their problems would easily be avoidable if characters just talked with each other.
However, while I do know of people who have gone back and forth repeatedly, those relationships also... weren't the healthiest, and in the end I think a lot of people who keep going back do so because it's beneficial (or they think it is) more than realizing they have a true love they almost threw away.
Also very true. I don't think anyone who has gone back and forth with the same person multiple times are actually in a healthy or stable relationship, they are deluding themselves into thinking that because of familiarity it's the safest option but they aren't moving forward to make themselves or that relationship better. In fiction it's the same thing, because the writers focus on the obstacles more than the actual repairing or growth of the relationship. Many of these WTWT will end up becoming that very same on/off again relationship that never goes anywhere, never evolves, and most likely will have the characters be miserable just for the sake of drama and ratings. It truly is frustrating because the audience knows that things can improve if the writers let them, but some writers think that adding unnecessary conflict is the only thing that will keep audiences engaged which is not really true.
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This is very true, I find that there are very few couples in his shows that get a happy ending.
Also, the lack of basic communication. I get that pursuing a romantic interest is difficult, but... sometimes it's ridiculous.
It really is, and it's so frustrating. I can understand wanting some kind of conflict, something to kind of get the tension of certain circumstances, but it doesn't work most of the time because I don't think a lot of writers know how to handle it properly. Characters constantly not communicating when it could so easily be done is by far the most frustrating thing to watch. And this goes for any kind of fiction, television, movies, books, etc. Most of their problems would easily be avoidable if characters just talked with each other.
However, while I do know of people who have gone back and forth repeatedly, those relationships also... weren't the healthiest, and in the end I think a lot of people who keep going back do so because it's beneficial (or they think it is) more than realizing they have a true love they almost threw away.
Also very true. I don't think anyone who has gone back and forth with the same person multiple times are actually in a healthy or stable relationship, they are deluding themselves into thinking that because of familiarity it's the safest option but they aren't moving forward to make themselves or that relationship better. In fiction it's the same thing, because the writers focus on the obstacles more than the actual repairing or growth of the relationship. Many of these WTWT will end up becoming that very same on/off again relationship that never goes anywhere, never evolves, and most likely will have the characters be miserable just for the sake of drama and ratings. It truly is frustrating because the audience knows that things can improve if the writers let them, but some writers think that adding unnecessary conflict is the only thing that will keep audiences engaged which is not really true.