Question How many female love interests in a book is the most acceptable for you

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How many female love interests in a book is the most acceptable for you

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  1. 0

    14 vote(s)
    20.0%
  2. 1

    30 vote(s)
    42.9%
  3. 2

    14 vote(s)
    20.0%
  4. 3~4

    23 vote(s)
    32.9%
  5. 5~7

    8 vote(s)
    11.4%
  6. 8~10

    1 vote(s)
    1.4%
  7. 10~15

    3 vote(s)
    4.3%
  8. 16~20

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  9. 20~30

    2 vote(s)
    2.9%
  10. above 30

    4 vote(s)
    5.7%
  11. i hope MC is gay

    19 vote(s)
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  1. Lbothr

    Lbothr Well-Known Member

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    PS: Except those books which MC is female
     
  2. Liyus

    Liyus Laksha's Desu~ Cat

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    honestly, as long the book is well writen the number doesn't matter much....
     
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    Kurotsubaki Reincarnation of the Seven Deadly Sins

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    Above ten then i'll forgot who's who
    Few exception if those frmale have quite few distinct character and many contribution to plots (like PLIC)
     
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    vlue Jaded Isekai-Reader

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    0 because i want any of the MC's love interest leaving ntr-ing him.
     
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    firefox1234 Well-Known Member

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    Why is there no infinity option?
     
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    RizYun #Kaffee4Laifu

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    FMC? then lemme say something disgusting. A FMC need at very least 6-7 lovers; 3 for each main entrances, 2 for a hand grip each, 1 for detecting heart beat and lastly for recording all those activity.....
    there's also a possibility for a double or a triple for each sector...
     
  7. Nyctophilia

    Nyctophilia Pretend Don't Exist

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    7th have 20+ wives
    PLIC have 10+ his harem still ongoing
    Some CN rape some girl and fall in love with him. (Well duh)
    In JP too much dense even stone cant penetrate them. (Except for adult tag)
    In KN because too many misunderstanding they confuse how they in love each other. (Confuse here, confuse there, confuse everywhere)
     
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    I prefer novels with no romance so that means no love or love interests but I do make exceptions and read novels with romance if I like the plot and in this case, best case would be just one love, tolerable if the number exceeds one, maybe four or three, higher than that by some margin, I start seeing the MC as a playboy (and there is a tiny, small chance that I will read the novel at that point), much higher than that, it is almost impossible for me to read the novel because it starts to feel like the MC is catching women just like catching pokemons, MC becomes scum at this point and the romance is hard to believe (unless the plot is excellent and impossible to ignore for me, which is really rare)
     
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    RizYun #Kaffee4Laifu

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    bro, OP said Female Main Character tho....
    so dude askin 'bout a Rev-Harem...
     
  10. Liyus

    Liyus Laksha's Desu~ Cat

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    the opposite....he isn't asking about reverse-harem....
     
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    RizYun #Kaffee4Laifu

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    :blob_tilt::blob_tilt:
    hmm.....
    really?:hmm::hmm::hmm::hmm::hmm::hmm::hmm::hmm::hmm::hmm::hmm::hmm::hmm::hmm::hmm::hmm::blobawkward:
     
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    Liyus Laksha's Desu~ Cat

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    Yeah...he basicaly saying to exlude Female MC novels.....
     
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    ToastedRossi Well-Known Member

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    The answer depends entirely on how good the author is at writing female characters. If he can't pull them off, then the book would be better with fewer of them, and if he's good at it then more are acceptable. For me it's mostly about how good the interactions are between the protagonist and the love interests. If these interactions aren't worth reading, then there's no reason for them to be in the book. Most writers can't handle more than 3-4 and a lot of them can't handle even one. On the other hand, skillful enough writers can do justice to a dozen or so.

    I just finished Sevens and I'd say that the harem is quite bad so having more only makes the problem worse.
     
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    Are you sure?
    But then OP added an exception
    Meaning, it should be, novels with many female love interests and an MC who is not female (MC is male), in other words, harem novels (wich is not lesbian/yuri/GL) with male MC and several female love interests:hmm:
     
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  15. Goblin Sleuth

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    I think about it like this.
    • If the story is about some idiot who can't make up his mind I don't even consider it a proper romance, it is more like a parody. Until the final climax where he finally makes up his mind and either chooses the first girl or the second girl.

    • If the protagonist actually acknowledges and reciprocate their feelings, then I believe in the policy less is more. Basically I dislike the harem seeking mentality, where the protagonist sees his love interests as a collection, and is constantly trying to add more on.

    • I want to see the relationship dynamic between all characters involved, the love interests should be semi-protagonist and not just side characters, or support characters. You can't get that if you have too many love interests, usually about two or three is the limit. Anymore and instead of sharing the stage, they are taking turns.
     
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    i don't think you need to see people as something to collection want a harem, though its unlikely you would see some character like that i think its just fair if a character is just open into allowing feelings to whoever shows up,while having some more is good just let life take its course and if you meet someone you fall for go for it


    As for me i actually think it depends on the setting of the novel tbh, in novels mc gets to become like god, some godlike being/etc,etc i do rather mc to have more love interests even just 2-3 feels kinda weird for me, but not too many, i don't mind if i don't see all the characters all the time i just want to see that there is the relationship, the care,the thoughts on each other, that there is an actual relationship, i don't like the idea of having romantic interest only as character that are useful(is strong,background,etc,etc) sincei feel it stop being a romantic setting if the characters have the need of this kind of thing, i just want moment that its able to show the love with mc and the girls without being forgotten or not mentioned at all, not wanting to do anything and the wish and even trying on their own limits to try to be there
     
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    MarxDarkBear The Great Man

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    WHY????
     
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    Japorea Resident BL Enthusiast

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    Zero because I want the MC to be gay.
     
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    Ram5 [Noodle Stealer]

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    A hundred also didn't matter, go for harem...
     
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    I hope he is gay HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, so no one of those ladies can have him
     
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