Board Thread:The Heroes of Olympus/@comment-35144267-20180426063522/@comment-39212249-20190623123659

Helldenzian wrote: Now, I have no favorite 'ship', but I would like to talk about the romance in the series and I might piss a lot of people, but here's my thoughts about the relationships in the series;

Percabeth's relationship is less forced, but seeing that Annabeth started to love Percy when she was twelve years old, it makes that their 'friendship' is kind of ruined. Because, I thought that they were first friends and they did not have romantic feeling for each other. Then we learned that this isn't true and Annabeth started to love Percy when she was twelve years old. So, it overboard their friendship and ruined.

And, for HoO series...their relationship became sappy and cheap. In the MoA, and in the HoH. I'm sick of their sappy romance when I was reading the book, so i skimmed or skipped their chapters. In some moments, they became the literal cliche and eye rolling couple in the book.

Frazel is forced. Cute or not, it doesn't still change the fact that their relationship is forced. And, their relationship literally and just happened because of these 'pairings'. I think they would've been great if they just stayed as friends. Or, at least, if they started to have a relationship later...But, now, I think that they are forced. And Hazel is thirteen years old, she doesn't need to be in a forced relationship. Why in this series all character's significant others always becomes their first life problems, I wonder. Why everyone needs to be in a relationship? Is friendship not matter anymore?

I disliked Jasper, and I'm glad that they broke up. Because, their relationship and love was fake and basically based on fake memories and Mist trick. It was so sick and unhealthy. And nobody can change my mind about it.

Same for Caleo. Calypso fell in love with Leo because of her curse. (And, yeah, you can discuss about it with me that it wasn't because of the curse. But it was, and I don't think my opinion about it will change anymore, as 4 years have been past and I'm thinking the same thing still, even after I red so many opinions about it)

Solangelo is maybe little bit forced for some people. But they still are better than the others.

OK I understand some relationships are kinda "forced", but that doesn't mean they are bad? Personally I like Jasper because even though their relationship was manipulated, they still tried hard to make it work and make sure they understand each other well.

And can you explain why solangelo is better than the others, while they were also rushed into the relationship?