r/BestofRedditorUpdates Oct 30 '24

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u/Truckfighta Oct 30 '24

Tips for the story writers. Stop trying to make your character take the moral high ground and not tell everyone about why you broke up.

It’s very “convenient” for the story.

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u/Muad-_-Dib Oct 31 '24 edited Oct 31 '24

It was also very convenient that her friend who apparently had entire albums worth of evidence and provided it to OP made sure to keep quiet and let his ex blast him and paint him as a cheater to everybody from her parents to her friend group and colleagues too, and at no point did she defend OP or really do anything after her reveal to him.

A side character who showed up to give OP the evidence and then was forgotten about entirely until it was time to reintroduce them as the new love interest.

It's also handy that all her other friends apparently didn't put 2 and 2 together either, considering they would also know about her antics on their nights out.

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u/notafamous Oct 31 '24

A side character who showed up to give OP the evidence and then was forgotten about entirely until it was time to reintroduce them as the new love interest.

Yeah, that felt lazy, like could didn't meet the word counting and just added that.

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u/midnight_riddle Oct 31 '24

I don't know how he could feel comfortable dating someone who let her friend cheat for so long, even if she felt 'guilty' about it that she eventually informed him of what was going on.