The “friend/acquaintance suddenly gets jealous and starts pursuing the mc after they get into a relationship” trope really annoys me. It sucks when you miss your chance to be with the person you like, but in most cases, the rival has been around the mc for years without making any moves. You snooze you lose, but jealousy isn’t a justification for trying to break up your crush’s happy relationship. I see it as a betrayal of their friendship that illustrates that the rival cares more about getting the mc to themself than they do about the mc’s personal happiness
The “friend/acquaintance suddenly gets jealous and starts pursuing the mc after they get into a relationship” trope really annoys me. It sucks when you miss your chance to be with the person you like, but in most cases, the rival has been around the mc for years without making any moves. You snooze you lose, but jealousy isn’t a justification for trying to break up your crush’s happy relationship. I see it as a betrayal of their friendship that illustrates that the rival cares more about getting the mc to themself than they do about the mc’s personal happiness