In a Romance, Do you prefer...?

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Thu, 04 Nov 2021 14:19:13 +0000

@DesiredUsernameTaken wrote:

simonitropunk:

Speaking of which, can anybody recommend me comics with cute couples like that when the guy and girl getting along throughout?

Kanata No Kara / Far From Home . I can't think of a single thing about that manga that isn't adorable. Actually, I think I feel like reading it again now, for the 6th time...

Kaisei:

What I don't like is when there is a group of friends, and they all end up dating each other at some point or other (like Grey's Anatomy). Who does that?! In reality you might have one or two friends that are potential partners, but most friends are more like siblings (ie you wouldn't sleep with them even if you were drunk).

This, surprisingly, is very common. Grey's Anatomy is set in an extremely high-stress environment, being a hospital. High-stress jobs can often leave employees feeling like doing nothing when they get home, they need to unwind, so it's not like they'll be going out with many opportunities to meet people. Their dating pool ends up being other employees at the same place. This can also happen in retail. Disneyland is very high-stress for employees, so it happens there. Work environments with extremely awful bosses, who stress out their employees? Same thing. Chasing dopamine and trying to do anything to be happy for a few moments because the stress is killing them.

Buuuut....when this happens in stories, they don't touch on that human element. It's more like everyone gets together "just because". In these high-stress situations, the majority of characters seem to handle stress astonishingly well.