forum Romance issues ;)

Started July 04, 2018 by @wearejustsnowflakesinthesky

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Hey, everyone!
So, in my story, the main character is this guy who is mostly quiet and is okay with following the leader, except when he knows things are going really bad. Then he comes up with a plan of his own and he’s really stubborn, just plowing through anything in his way. He’s brave and impulsive, but in a collected way, if that makes sense? He’s really sweet and dorky, and I’m in love with him myself :)
I’m debating who he should fall in love with.
There’s one girl who he’s known pretty much his whole life AS FRIENDS, but as they grow older, there’s a little spark of interest between the two of them.
She’s very much like him, just she doesn’t keep to herself most of the time. She’s loud and proud, and when she talks, people listen, because she just has that effect. She’s less stubborn about her ideas, too. She’s good at listening and compromising. Flaws: she almost always refuses to accept help from people. Her own knight in shining armour, sort of. She has a fiery attitude!
The other option is a more gentle girl who likes to sing to herself and she enjoys fixing broken planes & cars & engines, etc. (The story takes place in a world with advanced technology.) Flaws: she has lots of self doubt and is hesitant about nearly everything.
They meet when they’re about fourteen, and I think he immediately kind of likes her, but she doesn’t really like him back. If they were to get together, she’d realize how much she looked forwards to seeing him each day, how she just can’t ever peel her eyes off of him, etc. etc. And in the end they’d get together.
Opinions? Changes that should be made? Thanks!

Okay, I can totally see both ships, and I get why you're struggling. Honestly, I would have him go with the second girl for a while, but THEN he and the first girl end up together. I have a thing for slow-burn/friends-first ships lol

That's kinda what I was leaning towards too lol because I feel like he and the second girl would get along easier but the first girl would give more contrast and they would compliment each other, maybe?

That's a good idea! But I agree that in the end, he should end up with the friend, because who doesn't love a friends-to-lovers romance? Also, their personalities are complementary, not necessarily opposite, and they'd probably make a good team.

Thanks for the feedback!! And yeah, I agree, they’re not complete opposites but they are different enough that they clash subtly and have good chemistry.

You could always try just writing and then see what their dynamics turn out to be. Your characters might choose for you. :P I had a minstrel I was going to pair up with one of the princesses, but he and her lady’s maid ended up getting along so well he fell in love with her instead.