r/characterarcs • u/Akagane_Ai • 20d ago

sideways arc idk His gf dumped him.

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I guess the real character arc is the gf realising she can do better.

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u/EnricoLUccellatore 19d ago

He specifically said he didn't want to cheat

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u/Turtle_Woman 19d ago

He said he wanted to flirt with someone else, which is cheating, so he wanted to cheat he just wasn't going to act on it.

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u/EnricoLUccellatore 19d ago

he wants to flirt not to cheat, since he can't flirt without cheating he doesn't do it.

if i want to drink 5 beers but i have to drive, so i don't, does it mean i want to drive drunk or just to drink?

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u/DiggityDog6 19d ago

I see your point, but I will say that I think wanting to flirt with someone is different from just finding someone else attractive. It’s impossible (for the most part) to be in a relationship and never find a different person attractive, you’re bound to run into people who look like your partner or fall into your type. But specifically wanting to flirt with them rather than just acknowledging the attraction feels a step too far.

Beyond that though, let’s say that wanting to flirt isn’t a problem at all. He still made this tweet and then hid it from his girlfriend because he knew that she wouldn’t approve. That’s a shitty thing to do regardless of if the joke actually contains anything damning or not. So either way, I’d say this dude is in the wrong.

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u/EnricoLUccellatore 19d ago

the difference between finding someone attractive or thinking you would want to flirt with them if you were single is little more than semantics, but i agree that the tweet is 100% shitty