I was tagged by three lovely bloggers, Icebreaker694 who’s blog is absolutely amazing, Blame It On Chocolate who is super funny and sweet, and Hardcover Haven, who I’ve only recently discovered but whose blog looks wonderful as well.
*This probably would have been better to post in February since its romance but I was lazy and had other posts scheduled anyways…
Some Other Recent Romance Posts:
Discussion: Who Would You Pick In This YA Love Triangle?
THE VALENTINE’S DAY WRITE TAG!
Discussion: What Makes A Good Book Boyfriend?
Rules:
- Please PINGBACK to Kate @ Melting Pots and Other Calamities.
- You can choose ten romance fails from ANY media you like: books, movies, anime, manga, T.V shows, or Webtoons. You can even mix them up if you want.
- You can choose funny fails or serious ones; for the serious ones, phrase it humorously. Remember, this is a fun tag! It’s not meant to be serious.
- Mention who’s who in the fails. (I.E, who fails and who is the recipient of the failure). If there isn’t recipient, per se, just state the couple (or non-couple).
- Optional: Rank the failures from least extreme to most extreme.
- 5 failures at LEAST.
- Tag as many people as you want, but at least one person.
These fails are less about the biggest fails in fiction and more about the first ones I thought of – but they are fails.
5 Romance Fails in Books
Blue/Adam
(The Raven Boys)
I LOVE The Raven Cycle books, a lot. Adam and Blue are a relationship set up to fail from the beginning, but it doesn’t make it less of a fail.
Cammie/Josh
(I’d Tell You I Loved You But Then I’d Have To Kill You)
Book Review: I’d Tell You I Love You, But Then I’d Have to Kill You
Cammie spends the whole book sneaking around and breaking rules and lying to data Josh, only for him to be completely irrelevant by the next book because he can’t handle the weirdness and has his memory wiped. Definitely a romance fail.
America/Aspen
(The Selection)
There is no plot aside from the love triangle, but its an obnoxious one. America obviously loves Maxon, but can’t get over Aspen when he’s always there, despite having been the one to break up with her. Three books of being annoying for me reason. Ugh.
Vivi/Jonah
(When We Collided)
One of the few YA books I’ve ever read where a couple didn’t need to be together forever in the end. Its okay for a first love not to be a forever love. I love their relationship, and in the end they fail as a couple but its supposed to be that way. I love this book.
Romeo/Juliet
(Romeo & Juliet)
I don’t think a romance fails list can exist without them. Its literally the biggest romance fail ever – they died, stupidly.
5 Romance Fails in TV
Rachel/Joey
(Friends)
I HATED this ENTIRE plot line.
Barry/Linda
(The Flash)
This was always set up to crash and burn.
Nate/Serena
(Gossip Girl)
Nate is probably the most good-hearted character. I love him. He and Serena are a mess as a couple, but great as friends.
Betty/Jughead
(Riverdale)
They’re cute enough in the show, but Jughead IS SUPPOSED TO BE ASEXUAL AND I HATE THE ERASURE.
Katherine/Damon
(The Vampire Diaries)
They are such a mess. Poor Damon.
Tag:
Ugh, Damon. For some reason I do feel bad for him as well.
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Damon gets screwed over a lot in the series…
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Oh dearie. My poor Damon!! Though I kinda liked Barry and Linda, I mean I thought she was definitely better than Iris. And soooooo agree with the Romeo and Juliet part!! 😀
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I couldn’t get behind Barry and Linda because you could just tell it wasn’t intended to last at all. Glad you enjoyed this!
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Yeah I know, I couldn’t help myself!
Do you shiiiiip Barry and Iris?
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I thought they were a little weird together at first but now I think they’re pretty cute together.
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That’s great actually!! I haven’t started season 4 though, I kind of lost interest. 😦
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I’m behind but season 4 is pretty good. A little all over the place – they introduce some stuff and then don’t mention it for a few episodes. But its entertaining.
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Ooooh well, then I’ll give it a try sometime. 🙂
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Great list! Agree with you so much- especially over Blue/Adam, Joey/Rachel Nate/Serena!
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I’m glad!
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I’m with you on the Rachel and Joey romance plot. I HATED IT WITH THE FIERY PASSION OF A THOUSAND SUNS so much that I skip that entire season on my re-watches
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SAME!
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Thanks so much for the tag! Along with the Soul Ripping Romance Tag, I also have this one in my never-ending queue of tags- I’ll add your name to it as well. I can’t wait to participate!!💖💖
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I love this! I’ve been reading Archie comics since I was born, so when I saw Bughead in Riverdale I was like – uh, hold up?!?! It took some time to get used to, but I actually love Betty and Jughead together they’re adorable 😭💜. Also, this post is so great!
ThePastryPoet
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Thank you!
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Thanks again for participating! I didn’t know Judhead was supposed to be asexual but I still love Bughead so much T_T ❤ They always warm my heart. Great choices!
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Thanks!
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