I am sorry to all the people that my characters have ICly rejected. I do not think your characters are bad, or ugly, or undeserving of love, I just am really shy and very sensitive to sexual topics. To even see people emoting kissing or caresses cause some internal turmoil and panic in me that I prefer to avoid by simply stepping out of that aspect of Roleplaying. It is never something personal to your person or your OOC self. I have told you that I prefer to have romantic relationships form only after years of friendship and hardship, and this so far has always moved you away from me. I want you to know that it was not an excuse to force you to leave me alone, and I really do mean to eventually let my character fall in love. But much as how it works in real life, I feel the necessity of such bond to be formed with someone I have RPed for at least one year. I understand if your timings are different from my own, but please don't think I said it as an excuse to push you away, it is really the truth.
And to all those that have reacted negatively and aggressively to me OOC for rejecting them IC, know that I do not hold anything against you. I am aware that romance is important for a lot of people, and I feel bad for not being able to give others what they want (I actually am very paranoid on what people think of me and if I satisfy them), so I do expect these reactions when I fail at delivering what they want from my character. For these reasons, I am not angry to any of you for getting OOCly mad with me. I'll be sad to see you walk away, but that is really it.
Again, please, don't take my rejects as an insult to your character, or worse yet your person. I am just not fit for it, and for that reason I have built all my characters in a way to make it very difficult for them to hook up with others (widows, introverts, jerks, sociopaths, too young, too strict, etc.). It's not you, it's me.
And to all those that have reacted negatively and aggressively to me OOC for rejecting them IC, know that I do not hold anything against you. I am aware that romance is important for a lot of people, and I feel bad for not being able to give others what they want (I actually am very paranoid on what people think of me and if I satisfy them), so I do expect these reactions when I fail at delivering what they want from my character. For these reasons, I am not angry to any of you for getting OOCly mad with me. I'll be sad to see you walk away, but that is really it.
Again, please, don't take my rejects as an insult to your character, or worse yet your person. I am just not fit for it, and for that reason I have built all my characters in a way to make it very difficult for them to hook up with others (widows, introverts, jerks, sociopaths, too young, too strict, etc.). It's not you, it's me.
To be an interesting, intriguing, well-written character, there needs to be something to allow the audience to relate to them. That is what the problem is with who wants their character to be "perfect". Perfect characters will never be strong, and strong characters will never be perfect, because WE (those who read, who watch, who RP) are not perfect.
"What makes a strong character is how they deal with their flaws, their fears, their turmoils, their troubles that get in the way. That's what makes them relatable." -- N.C.
"What makes a strong character is how they deal with their flaws, their fears, their turmoils, their troubles that get in the way. That's what makes them relatable." -- N.C.
