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LIs having romances with other characters

I don't have a strong opinion on this.
But I've noticed that I find it interesting when a character gets involved in some kind of fling if a romance hasn't started with him. This shows him from the side.
And I like it when a character is generally interested in being attractive to others and other girls take notice of him.
Looking back, I love stories where there's a certain unresolved sexual and romantic tension between the characters. But they only fully realize this after a third character enters the story and starts flirting with the other one
 
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I would hate it if the character I'm currently romancing suddenly brings a thirdwheel BUT if the other LIs fall for eachother/fall for other characters I'm 100% okay with it. :3 I love to see characters paired up together its super fun for me!
 
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Honestly I don't mind it, I've played some games with that dynamic and it didn't bother me, I'm not a self insert player so I don't get jealous, and it's kinda fun to see it happen considering most games I came across where it does happen the LI personality also changed a lot. And since I don't get jealous I also would love a game where you have polyamorous routes ugh, I love to explore that side as well
 
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I don't mind characters dating each other as long as it isn't shoved in my face. I appreciate that it makes them feel more realistic—after all, if I'm not on their route, they should be free to date like real people do. However, just like in real life, I'm not deeply invested in other people's romantic lives. It puts me off when a game makes those background romances a central focus, or worse, forces you into a throuple without any buildup or explanation (looking at you, When the Night Comes).
 
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I like the concept of other character romancing if you don't choose them cuz that means the story is moving even without you as the main character being the center of it, i kinda like
the one i can think of this mechanism in BL is tamayura where you can choose the LI you want then the game will make you also choose to which LI will be romantically involved with other LI, i like the mechanism playing that game
well but i think i won't like it if i have a favorite character/pairing, i can be quite possesive to characters i fav and if i see them romance other i might not like it haha


If there are romantic/sexual relationship/tension before with 2 characters, it really depends for me
if the romantic/sexual relationship/tension is not framed as more romantic then the one MC have with the character ( this remind me of Liu Jien and Ugajin from Omerta) then i don't mind, i might think of it as fanservice haha

if it framed as MC thirdwheeling first ? oh no, hell nah
 
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Ewww definitely wholeheartedly without a doubt-ly NOT TOT
Imagine a character last route just declare their undying love "that gonna last an enternity oooh Juliet I've love ya across every lifetime" but in another route just pull a one eighty and chase another pair of ahh (Yes it happened to me in The Arcane pls dont play that game, ít cursed TTTTTT
 
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Honestly, no. One of the things I enjoy most in otome games is feeling like the LI's romantic story revolves around the MC, so seeing them paired with someone else makes it harder for me to enjoy their route:akazukin_down:
 
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It's fine if rivals are competing for the same person without being in a romantic relationship yet, but a love triangle where two people steal each other's partners makes it difficult to empathize with the protagonist in an otome game, and I don't think it's enjoyable.
 
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Hate it so much. It makes me feel like my MC is ruining their romance by pursuing the LI and they are the "destined pair." It already kinda bothers me when a LI's ex has a prominent role in the plot and they keep mentioning/alluding to the past relationship but an active romance when I am not on their route turns me away from the game completely. This is not an otome game but the rival marriage/romance in past Harvest Moon games annoyed me a lot because it was constantly stressful trying to prevent it from happening to my favorite LIs so a otome game using that mechanics, I would not even bother with the game.
 
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If an LI already has a thing for another character it just kills the vibe for me. I wanna feel like the mc is the one they want not some side character. Like i get it from a realistic standpoint but i play these kinds of games to romance the guys myself not watch them fall for someone else.
 
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i am really too jealous I think… a big part of the appeal of many otomes is wish fulfilment, so having to share the affection of the LI with other characters kind of spoils that for me personally. but i get how some people enjoy seeing the LI have different dynamics with other characters. just the romantic part of it puts me off </3
 
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Personally I dislike it- I'm way too jealous of pixels also I play otome (and otome like) games because I want my mc (I'm not fully inserting, I'm using oc so I play mostly games where I can change name at least) to be the only one LIs romance. It's unrealistic maybe but that's why I'm playing. And when I played game without knowing it had that feature I felt a little betrayed when that happened.
 
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I absolutely hate it. Even if an LI is forced to act like they're dating someone else because they're being blackmailed or has to push the MC away for some reason, I can deal with that. But if an LI genuinely falls in love with another character? That's honestly the worst. I've never played an otome game that does that, but even just imagining it makes me upset.
 
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No!!! But if their story can move me, I don't mind them being together. If it only makes me feel disgusted, then I hope that character's bad ending can make me like it.
 
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