Discussion Obstacles in Love

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  1. Nom de Plume

    Nom de Plume [Shio’s Disciple] [True Villain] [Equip: Gunblade] Novel Updates Staff

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    What is the biggest, most frustrating obstacle in love that you can imagine? I’m talking things that would push you to extremes here.



    Context: Doing research for character progression in writing.
     
  2. Haerether

    Haerether 『. . .』

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    That its all a lie.
     
  3. SummerForest

    SummerForest Well-Known Member

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    Lack of communication
     
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    No personal experiences, but going by novels here, it's:
    • Denseness/cluelessness in JPN.
    • Separation in CN.
    • Mistresses called money and grinding in KRN.
     
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  5. Bad Storm

    Bad Storm no thought, head empty

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    Not having one... :blobrofl:

    Seriously tho, probably the unequal amount of affection.
     
  6. Nom de Plume

    Nom de Plume [Shio’s Disciple] [True Villain] [Equip: Gunblade] Novel Updates Staff

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    And here I thought it was NTR in Chinese novels.... :p
     
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    AliceShiki 『Ms. Tree』『Magical Girl of Love and Justice』

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    Realizing one of the partners is sterile when both parties really wish to have children.

    Finding out one of the partners cheated. (even if they do regret the action and come out on it themselves)

    Any of the parties go through a very troublesome sickness that make them look incredibly ugly and needing lots of care to get by on a day to day basis.

    Discovering the partner has a really strong view on something you drastically disagree with. (For example, finding out your partner is very racist)

    Finding out your partner already killed someone or would be willing to do so.


    Those are the ones I can think of! >.<
     
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    Affection, or attention?
     
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    Bad Storm no thought, head empty

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    Both probably. But as a hopeless romantic, I say affection weighs more than attention.
     
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    SummerForest Well-Known Member

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    *like*
    So you are a hopeless romantic? Like the hero in Arms and The Man?
     
  11. A5G_Reaper

    A5G_Reaper [DCLXVI, sohyee, and iampsyx's cute imouto]

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    Your target doesn't know you exist and is already in a marriage and blessed with children?
     
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    Bad Storm no thought, head empty

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    I've never read that :blob_pout:

    I'm a hopeless romantic by heart... Or maybe I just like thinking that way... Welp, nothing to pinpoint it anyway.
     
  13. Amaruna Myu

    Amaruna Myu ugly squid dokja (●´∀`●)

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    rivals vying for the other party's attention
     
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    SummerForest Well-Known Member

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    That is a famous drama by Bernard Shaw. The MC in it is the cool modern soldier who mocks every romantic idea of a dashing hero.
     
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    It's unsettling to know that there r people who think it's an "obstacle". :sweating_profusely:
     
  16. ru5ty

    ru5ty Citizen of MILF Kingdom

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    Religion....i live in a pretty conservative country so you cant marriage with people with different religion legally. you need to go abroad to married with your spouse. its just about legal issue,not to mentions big family issue.
    its very frustrated cz basically you have a condition not relationship issue.
     
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    SummerForest Well-Known Member

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    Why not?
    :blobthinkingsmirk::blobhyperthink::blobdog:
     
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    I think it's time. ♫
     
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    Tilgarial [Chaos Tiger] [Paradox] [ded][Houseplant]

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    Anything goes in both love and war~
    Sometimes even the other :'p
     
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  20. Underload

    Underload <I need someone to scratch my back!>

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    Obstacle, hmmm... other people who scare us from simply sweeping the thing off her feet and showing her in the back of our cars trunks.
     
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