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While it is true that there are worse love triangles, you said yourself that he can move on, so he should have done that instead of following her around despite noticing how there are still feelings between them. He is not completely unnecessary, but he is at the same level of the other two friends, his only contribution is past memories of childhood friendship, but he ads absolutely nothing to the story in its present state.

He ads nothing to the story... He is there just because

I am sure that FL has never seen the other friend with romantic eyes, he has an unrequited love, while it is obvious that the only guy she ever loved for real was ML, and ML loves too.

As slow as they want it to be, this is only 16 episodes and the writers can very easily get them together any moment now, while keeping plot and character development for them to fix it while already back together and dating. I think that most shows where the couple gets together too late is a waste of time.

I don't agree with you. It is true that there is plot and character development, but that doesn't mean that we are here to see the main leads together in the last episode, we are here to see them finding each other, falling in love, dating and overcoming obstacles together, and remain together.

Another rule, FL can be poor, rude, annoying, selfish, tomboy, oblivious, etc., but she will always get two or more guys that fall in love for her just because and are willing to jump from a bridge for her.

Oh! and if you ever see a sister or best friend going after the same guy FL loves, the writers will make sure to show how bad of a person is this other girl that does not respect her friend's feelings and is willing to hurt her, while on another hand, if this is done between Man, well.. "you can't control who you fall for", or, "They broke up and she shouldn't be limited" (even though the girl obviously still loves ML). I could go forever with the examples, but I hope there will be writers who understand this.

Yes! I completely agree with this! This is so true that I hate love triangles and I can only feel good when the ML gets someone chasing him too just to be fair and balanced, or when he has some pride instead of just sucking for FL. I hope writers would respect the Bro Code as much as they do the Girl Code.

It is fun to ague about these things, but instead of rebating points I feel like we were going in circles when my argument is pretty simple. Hopefully there would be other topics where we get to repeat this in the future.

I will start my first BL tonight then, wish me luck!

One should never go after a friend's love interest "under no circumstances", specially in Dramaland.

Labels seem to be the only way on how you think you can win an argument. You are changing lanes and referring to the female lead choices when that was not even part of my argument in the first place. For the third time, I am talking about two friends, in this case the male lead and his friend. For your information, I believe the same applies for girls, a girl should not date her friend's man under no circumstances.

We agree about a couple being about two, and those two have to agree to the relationship, but this conversation is not about the girl, is about two guys and their friendship. The ML saying that he is fine with his friend liking the girl he likes is an unrealistic trait to show us how healthy is the mind of the male lead, and I actually applaud that, but I insist that it is not for the male lead to block or deny the friend, it is for the friend to keep his distance. He would not make himself miserable, on the contrary, he would keep his friendship with his friend and the girl, and knowing that she likes him too is only the best choice to find his other half which is obviously not the female lead. Miserable would be that he ended up dating her only to feel guilty for being with his friend's girl and never be able to be loved by the girl "he thinks" he likes. We know how this dramas go, she is not his other half, and the sooner he realizes that the better for himself and everyone around him.

Thanks!

It is not for the ML to block his friend, it is for the SML to keep his distance and respect his friend.

Tsk, tsk, tsk ... that's just sad. A friend that's so much a friend that's equal or closer to a brother cares not only about his friend but also about his feelings, so he would never date his friend's girl. I am not talking about people that happen to know each other, I am talking about childhood friends and best friends. I found funny how you said almost with pride that you know group of friends that have dated the same girl. I also don't get how this is "immature", and not thoughtful instead. SMH ...

Still, one should never break the Bro Code. I don't like love triangles but it is the worst when it is within friends and family...

Please read my comment again... It does not matter who broke up or why, you just DO NOT go after your friend's girl even if that's past, preset or future under "no circumstances". If a guy does that he was never a friend, and more in Dramaland where the only true love is the one between the main leads; that's why they are the main leads, and everyone else is a support character...

Yet another secondary male lead not respecting the Bro Code... You don't go after the girl that your friend likes under no circumstances.

Because a 30 to 40 year woman is still young, and they can be way more interesting that the younger ones used as main characters in most stories. A young man mature enough and not afraid of what others may say is interesting as well.