What's a red flag you can forgive in a fictional character but would never tolerate in real life?

[Pancito]

For me, it's being emotionally reserved or having a hard time expressing their feelings. In fiction, I love watching characters slowly learn to open up because it makes both their character development and the romance feel much more rewarding. In real life, though, I don't think I could be with someone who struggles to communicate or constantly keeps an emotional wall between us. In a story, I get to understand their thoughts and why they act that way, but in reality, that kind of uncertainty would be much harder to deal with.
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[ninnikuryona]

being a man

 

[satory]

Anything. I'm very picky when it comes to choosing who you spend time with in real life, but there is nothing I can not forgive in a fiction. There are preferences, of course, but if it's well written - anything goes.

 

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That kind of self-centered personality—the "I'm never wrong!" type who drags everyone else along—might come across as having a strong, appealing core when it's a fictional character, but in real life, they just look like a deluded jerk who's only interested in their own self-satisfaction.