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Tropey tropes

Lux the other day started joking that he wanted a harem of anime waifu.  I thought about how all harem anime tend to go, and pointed out a lot of problems. 

And upon this, noticed how unhealthy of an example of poly most harem anime is.

There's unhealthy amounts of competition, everyone fighting for attention, where the center of the harem is too oblivious generally to try and balance them all.  There is also usually either pressure from inside the group, or even an external force trying to make the protagonist choose one romantic interest.

It both creates an idea of fantasy, as well as the pressures of our monogamist culture.

While yes, I will continue to giggle at harem tropes, but appreciate healthy poly practices in real life.

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