I'm all for love triangles, if it is done right. Love polygons, if it is mainly utilised in comedies. Like Midsummer Night's Dream. Or rather the teen flick based on Shakespeare's famous work, She's The Man. Honestly, it's fun. But if it's used for unnecessary angst between characters, then I may consider based on two criteria, the writing and the characters.
I'm neutral about it and it really depends on how the love triangle process and how original it is. It definitely can pull your heart and makes everything more intense but sometimes it can get repetitive.
If I look at movies or stories...... There is a cliche type of love triangle: guy and girl in a love, another girl butts in [whether first girl knows it or not] and steals guy from first girl....... But it's not always like that. Just a very common type of love triangle.
I find them quite annoying, to be honest. Because of the drama. Do they exist? Sure. But idk, the fanfic way makes it so cringy. I don't like it. To be fair though, I do like reading polyamorous relationships and for those to happen there is usually a love triangle or .. well, more. At least at some point. Sometimes people just flirt, other times they're with someone and then falls in love with someone else. Whatever way it's made, I only like love triangles (or more) when they turn into polyamorous relationships. Otherwise they're just a cliché mean for drama and the whole "who do I choose?" struggle is annoying and cliché to me.
i've never personally been in this kind of situation, but i honestly hate them all. whether love triangle, square, or polygon, i hate it all.
i think it's the fact that there are two people together, but then another person decide to step in because they feel they are better suited for that person, but honestly, it just causes a lot of drama, miscommunication, and sometimes, it just doesn't end well for everyone as it's kind of like cheating or in the mist of cheating.
anyways, people say, "the heart wants, what the heart wants" but sometimes i think you have to fight it if the other person is happy with who they're with, or in fact doesn't like you in return, you can't force it, and by forcing you end up hurting someone and even if you don't feel anything, your disregarding the actions that you did against that person.
i don't know, even if i've never been in this situation, i never wanna find myself in this type of situation. it's just messy, dirty, and even if you're not directly involve, you're still affected by it.
let me just say this... my brother recently got involved with a woman who was in the middle of a divorce, but honestly it wasn't even finalize yet and yet my bro ended up knocking her up and because of that he's with her now... but because of the child, he stays even though that lady is toxic honestly. i dislike her, but i tolerate because of my niece as it isn't the child's fault, but her parents who ended up being this stupid situation. (she did get her divorce finalize, but honestly, legally she was still married to her husband)
but yeah... that's just me though, it's just dumb drama that i do not wanna deal with as it stresses out people and will always have a rippling effect.
I will say that they do exist. I was recently involved in one that I didn't know existed. But I was with my boyfriend. But apparently a girl who used to be my friend, who set me up with him, was flirting with him, saying he should break up with me to be with her. The enviable happened... he broke up with me to be with her. I will say I HATE them. Being on any of the points of that triangle. If you the one with your SO, you may OR MAY NOT KNOW that someone else like your SO. If your the person who is liked by two people at the same time, you have to choose between them or just leave it. Or if you do choose, you're breaking a heart no matter what. And if you're the one intruding....... IT'S JUST RUDE TO INTRUDE ON SOMEONE'S RELATIONSHIP..... If two people are together and they make each happy, then leave them alone. I'm sorry but that's the kind of person I am. I won't try to break a couple up just because I like one of them. Sorry if I come off as annoyed or angry.... but like I said, I just came out of a love triangle. The only difference is that they happy together and I was left in the mud. He doesn't seem to have any regard for how I felt when he broke up with me....
I'm fine with love triangles since they mostly tend to happen but I can't stand love polygons, because it doesn't really make any sense. Every guy falling for the same girl, it's ridiculous no matter how you see it. Hope this answers :)
