I loathe love triangles. If it's from the point of view of one or both of the men, I hate the way the woman is a plot device to fuel their competition: her feelings hardly ever seem to be taken into account. If it's from the point of view of the woman, I get irritated with her for not being able to make up her mind! (Seriously, I understand that sometimes a choice like that feels difficult. But not 'three books' worth of plot conflict' difficult! If it's really that hard to decide, and being with both of them is not an option, then maybe the solution is to meet some other men.)
On the other hand, I'm a sucker for stories that look like a love triangle but then resolve in an unconventional way: Bandits, where Kate flat-out refuses to choose and they end up happily poly; Mickey Zucker Reichart's Renshai books, where Kevral marries one half of her love triangle but co-parents with both of them; Y Tu Mama Tambien, where the boys really were in love with each other all along. And if anyone has any recs for a story where one man presents himself to the woman at the centre of the love triangle and confidently says, 'I won! I beat the other guy in this competition! Let's go out now!' and she says, 'What are you talking about? I've never been interested in either of you/I'm dating this other person,' I'd love to have 'em.
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Date: 2014-02-27 08:30 am (UTC)On the other hand, I'm a sucker for stories that look like a love triangle but then resolve in an unconventional way: Bandits, where Kate flat-out refuses to choose and they end up happily poly; Mickey Zucker Reichart's Renshai books, where Kevral marries one half of her love triangle but co-parents with both of them; Y Tu Mama Tambien, where the boys really were in love with each other all along. And if anyone has any recs for a story where one man presents himself to the woman at the centre of the love triangle and confidently says, 'I won! I beat the other guy in this competition! Let's go out now!' and she says, 'What are you talking about? I've never been interested in either of you/I'm dating this other person,' I'd love to have 'em.