User blog comment:Corbierr/Two things that bugs me about fictional romances/@comment-25576856-20150127031539/@comment-25576856-20150127040042

We can debate about Legend in our thread. I've only read the first book, though, because I had absolutely no interest in reading the second and third.

Fabina, Fabina, Fabina. The fandom's precious couple. They're boring and they suck. I don't mean to ship-bash, but it's not like I'm spewing fiery hatred about them. I'm expressing my opinion in a blunt manner, as I often do. It was so obvious that they were going to get together and then back together after they broke up, but then they had to throw Joy in for extra drama.

Peddie didn't really break up, though. He said the "you and me are over" thing before they were even actually dating, and they got "back together" right after. So I don't count it as a breakup. The show didn't make it clear, so I only count things as breakups if they openly state it. Yeah, love-hates are going to come with drama, and I agree it should have been less forced, but...I'm kind of biased towards them. I'm trying not to be.

Jara--Jerome seems to fall for girls REALLY fast. Maybe he did fall for the idea of Mara. He saw her as the sweet, pretty girl who helped him with his daddy issues, so of course he was going to like her. But I don't think he ever truly loved her.

There's a difference between not caring about being dominant and being submissive, though. Patricia doesn't really seem to care about being the leader, but Eddie completely dominated the relationship. Like, if Peddie season 3 grew up and got married, Eddie would wear the pants in the marriage for sure. But if it was more like season 2 Peddie, they'd be equals. I think her character is based on others because she's not an attention-seeking person, and she's very loyal. She cares about other people more than herself, and I think that's reflected in her plot lines. I just wish that the writers hadn't converted her into a smaller, possessive, quieter version of herself in season 3.