Pros. Cons. We've all got the both. Which side tilts the scales?

[jagan]

pros and cons of dating your character

a humor/shipping meme



The premise is simple.

[1] Your character has a sign listing out all the pros and cons of dating them. Maybe they wrote it themselves, maybe they didn't.
[2] This list is displayed for everyone else to see.
[3] That's it.

Do not post any blank top levels. Comment with your character's list, then have fun reacting to other people's pros and cons.

Comments

Ash Lynx | Banana Fish

[jadedlynx]

Pros	Cons
Attractive Protective and good in combat Genius-level intelligence Is very loyal	Has murdered people Has a dark past Involvement may equal being murdered/tortured by third parties

[sentimentalstoic]

The second list is going to repel fewer suitors than you'd hope.

Ayase Yukiya | Okane ga Nai

[shakkin]

Pros	Cons
Will take care of you Can cook and clean Willing to listen to and think of your feelings Is patient Loves animal Knows two languages	Is old fashioned Is very shy and has difficult expressing his true feelings Is a danger to all technology Is so accustomed to lonliness that any degree of affection is enough

April O'Neil | TMNT

[onthenews]

Pros	Cons
Ambitious Caring Brave Likes to have fun	Stubborn Can be laser-focused Best plan may include 'we'll figure it out as it goes' Is friends with 4 Ninja Turtles who will probably always take her side

[fantabulousandwich]

I'm not actually seeing any cons here.

shirabu kenjiro | hq!!

[selfefface]

Pros

Devotion and loyalty are absolute once you've earned them
Athletic and in great shape
Also very intelligent
Prettier than the prettiest pretty boy you've ever seen

Cons

Highkey judgmental on main
Pretty small and delicate for an athlete
Good chance he's already hung up on someone else
Very good chance he won't get along with your friends

[miraclemonster]

[Okay but hold up a minute here. One of those cons...]

Someone would have to have a pretty terrible personality not to like Wakatoshi-kun, right? It's hopeless, but it's not a bad thing!

The Iron Bull | Dragon Age

[inachinashop]

[The only thing he's wearing - at least, the only thing visible from the front - is a big sandwich board style pro|con sign hanging from his shoulders and an equally big smile. The only thing written on the sign, filling both the pro and con column at about the level of his hips, is a wide, simple drawing of a dick and balls that 'hangs' about halfway down his thigh.]

[Guess who got to write his own sign.]

[wolfdogwitcher]

...huh. [Despite his impassive remark, Eskel is grinning (best he's able to, anyway) with bawdy amusement] Somebody got creative with their sign.

kunimi akira | hq!!

[kunimeh]

Pros

Composed of 99.9% chill
Has the cutest darn face ever
Comfortable with showing physical affection
Stamina really kicks in late in the game (ifyouknowwhatimean)

Cons

Sleeps a lot
Hard to talk into doing much of anything
Pouts or gets passagg instead of getting mad
Comes with built-in third wheel unless you've got a single friend

[dumpset]

Is Kindaichi okay with being called a third wheel?

Max Lobo | Banana Fish

[papalobo]

Pros	Cons
Will give you lots of space and you time. No complex about being out-earned. Won't demand you have a career if you'd rather raise the kids. Willing to try costumes and roleplay.	Will abandon you to chase stories and get in trouble. Will ask to borrow money for bail, flights, etc. Will show shockingly little interest in or respect for your career if you do have one. Ready to die for a pizza.

[jelliclerats]

Little respect for the career but an interest in the money. If you're so into costumes, you can make some of your own. Even at your age, there's always someone willing to pay for the right dressup.

ryou bakura | yu-gi-oh!

[looksharmless]

Pros	Cons
Can cook Sensitive Good listener Creative (he'll run your TTRPG and paint your figurines for you!) Will hold your hand during scary movies Tragic Backstory™ Optimistic	Frequently gets possessed by an evil spirit Prone to injuries (see above) The evil spirit is REALLY good at mimicking him Emotionally distant Is the one who suggests scary movies Kind of clueless Self-sacrificing

[playthedamncard]

[If it wasn't for the whole 'I'm going to duel Diva so I can save Bakura from whatever weird cubic hell dimension he got sent to' thing, Kaiba probably would have forgotten Bakura was still alive. He cocks an eyebrow, looks at Bakura, looks at the list, looks at Bakura.]

First thing: do you ever think being "kind of clueless" is the reason why you frequently get possessed by an evil spirit?

And second, explain being sensitive but also emotionally distant. [to the king of emotional distance]

arthur fleck | joker | ota

[isntitrich]

[He's doing this only because it's been explicitly mandated by his social worker, who thinks he needs to work on practicing more positive self-talk.]

Cons
my medication costs more than my rent
don't have my own apartment
low paying job
not getting any younger

Pros
i'd want to make you laugh each and every day

[It's written as small as he can make it, the chart squashed into a corner of his journal so that it doesn't take up even half the page.]

[patchemup]

None of us are getting younger. We all age upwards.

Medicine shouldn't be so expensive. Something to save your life should always be affordable. I'm assuming your low-paying job doesn't offer insurance, and you're not in a country that offers free healthcare.

Thirteenth Doctor | Doctor Who | ota

[dashofoutrage]

PROS

CONS

Lots of running! No need for the gym Has TWO hearts, so double the amount of love! Good at making people laugh. (Not always on purpose though) Can take you anywhere in time and space Great at hugs!

Lots of running. Can be tiring sometimes. Will almost absolutely never actually say she loves you. Has an on-going hate-love relationship with childhood friend that sometimes gets out of hand on an apocalyptic level. A little too attached to her ship. Probably few thousand (or billions) years older than you, depending on what bits she decides counts at the time. Might almost die and literally turn into a completely different person at any given point. Will definitely out-live you. Occassional cosmic angst.

[ The signs are hand-written and barely legible. She just kind of looks at it, frowning. ]

I don't remember writing this. Did I write this? It looks like I wrote this.

[speechwriting]

At the risk of sounding like a cliché, because it so happens that clichés are often half-truths, age is but a number.

Roman Sionis | DCEU

[ewwww]

PROS:

Breathtakingly handsome
Rich as fuck
Well-connected
Worldly
Lives in a gorgeous penthouse
Charismatic; life of the party
Owns his own nightclub
Big dick

CONS:

Breathtakingly insecure
Anger issues
Daddy issues
Misogynistic
Republican
Steals artifacts from other cultures for his own collection
Peels people's faces off after minor disagreements
Loves to have people tortured
Hates children - has killed them before
Dismisses other countries as "dirty"
Drug addict
Drinking problem
Throws tantrums often
Selfish in bed
Selfish in general
In a relationship in all but name with his violently psychopathic bodyguard
Big dick

[revmeup]

The biggest dick, can confirm.

Harley Quinn | DCEU

[revmeup]

Pros
gorgeous
funny
smart
HAWT
adventurous
loves animals
knows how to make a bomb

Cons
might have a teeny bit of relationship baggage

Sorry, I had to

[fantabulousandwich]

Honestly, who wouldn't?

Mayuzumi Chihiro | KnB

[lightnovelshadow]

Pros
Unlikely to cheat with a real person
Athletic for a bookworm
Team player
On the attractive side of invisible

Cons
Otaku, of the 2D > 3D variety
Little bit of an ego
Utterly forgettable: if he were a plant, he'd be grass.
Forgettable enough to make it his signature skill in basketball
Not even the best forgettable player

[doortodreams]

But that's not a con! 2D girls are the cutest!

Shu Itsuki | Ensemble Stars

[oshisan]

Pros:
•Not shy about giving compliments
•Capable of designing you a whole new wardrobe
•Reasonably good at cooking
•Comes from a rich family
•Wants to take you to Paris
•Won't pressure you for sex

Cons:
•Already has a woman in his life
•Already has a man in his life, too
•Has VERY high standards
•Complains constantly
•Too busy to actually take you on any dates
•Huge prude who thinks swimsuits are scandalous

[dawdled]

[ not sure how he got here and ended up reading this pros and cons list, but he can't help but be intrigued... by all these cons. ]

If you're already taken, wouldn't that put you off the market?

Kitagawa Yusuke | Persona 5 | m/m

[artislife]

Pros
Loyal
Well-mannered and well-spoken
Open and honest with communication
Good-humored (in his own bizarre way)

Cons
Dirt poor
Inexperienced in relationships
if given an inch, may go a mile
old-fashioned in terms of speech and manner

[shakkin]

Is it considered wrong if you're old-fashioned in your mannerism?

Shuu Fujiwara | Tsurune

[bowfriend]

Pros:
➳Decent with kids
➳Looks good in hakama
➳Comes from a rich family
➳Knows some romantic pick-up lines

Cons:
➳Gets super jealous at the drop of a hat
➳Already obsessed with some other guy
➳Desperately needs more hobbies
➳The pick-up lines are all archery-related

[pyonpyon]

Um... Are you actually "obsessed?"

katana . dceu

[soulslice]

pros
Sword.

cons
Sword.

[ I mean...there's really no downside.

Except for how "dead husband who will always have her heart" has been literally sliced from the cons list. ]

[ringforservice]

Soooo is the sword a good thing or a bad thing?

Kez | Infinity Train

[ringforservice]

Pros
Is always right
Super shiny
Great sense of humor
Sparkles

Cons
No hands

Pro again
Sparkle hands ✨

Michelle Dreier | ORIGINAL | F/F

[speechwriting]

PROS
Comes with impressive oral skills.
Is intelligent enough to always demand answers (and smart enough rarely to want them).

CONS
Never shuts up.

Detective Anna Morasca | CSI:NY (OC) | M/F

[itswhoyouare]

[There is no way in hell she did this herself. This is her little sister's fault.]

PROS:

In amazing shape

Gorgeous

Sexy

Funny

Intelligent

The most loyal partner you could ask for

Knows self-defense and won't expect protection

Probably knows what you're thinking just by looking at you - no annoying "what are you thinking about" questions

Financially stable

Independent

Deep capacity for loving the right person

Flexible

Determined and hardworking

Can run a mile and climb a fence in high heels

Speaks four languages good with her mouth

CONS:

Works odd hours

Will probably punch you if you try anything funny

Not impressed by pick-up lines

Slow to trust and let people in

PTSD, trauma, nightmares

Won't sleep with you right away

Has two cats

Almost always carries a gun

Extremely independent probably doesn't need you

Cannot cook to save her life

95% sarcasm

Doesn't think she's beautiful or worthy of love because she's "broken"

Can read criminals and most people like a book, still can't tell when guys are flirting with her

Has almost died like three times in the line of duty

Major commitment issues - won't have kids

Borderline alcoholic at one point in her life

Super close with her best friend Adam and swears there's nothing going on there but they've slept in the same bed together a lot and potential partner might need therapy just to try and understand their relationship.

Eleventh Doctor | Doctor Who | OTA

[but_its_cool]

Pros:

EXCITEMENT!!!
Access to the best places for the best anniversary dates in all of time and space
Great hugs _{(I've been told)}
Beautiful space views
Cultural enrichment
Danger!
Better than a tour bus
Bedroom = bigger on the inside
Pool in the library for easy reading and swimming access
The universe itself will remember you forever

Cons
Danger (Will Robinson?) ^{no that isn't funny}
Constant imminent threat of death
Physical, mental, and emotional trauma guaranteed
It always ends some time.
you won't be the first or the last
wouldn't it just be less complicated to avoid the romance altogether?

[dashofoutrage]

We are great at hugs! Plus, we've got loads of experience with them. Honestly, I think it should be higher on both our lists.

Kindaichi Yuutarou | Haikyuu!!!

[shallotsandnoodles]

Pros
Tol boi
Athlete
Hung
Shy but adventurous at times.
More likely to stick up for you than he will himself.

[He crossed out the thing he was embarrassed about]

Cons
Horrible fashion sense
Vegeta hair
Nervous
can hold a grudge.
Comes with a best friend who he will tell everything.

M'ahina Molkoh | FFXIV OC | ota

[sunseeker]

Pros:
- Warm and supportive
- Strong
- Well-traveled! Can take you to neat places
- Non-judgemental, likes to see the best in everyone
- Good singer/dancer
- Loves drinking and having a good time
- Unusually high bullshit tolerance
- Willing to be FWB if that's your thing
- Extroverted
- Loves cuddling
- Ears?
- Avoids negative thoughts

Cons:
- Constantly on the move, difficult to spend time with, heart goes with her when she travels
- Easily bored with somewhat destructive tendencies
- Will encourage your terrible alcohol-fueled decisions and is probably making them with you
- Scared of commitment and will probably run once things start getting too serious
- Very busy and may forget to write
- Clingy when she's actually around
- Thin-skinned, takes minor transgressions to heart
- Impulsive, scatterbrained
- Almost constantly in life-threatening situations
- Will probably try to get on your nerves when flirting
- Really avoids negative thoughts

Leon Scott Kennedy | RE2 | ota

[rcpd]

Pros:
Basically he's baby
Will protect & serve you
Lawful good-ish
Young, but has dad jokes on stand-by

Cons:
Naive
Baggage from a shitty first day on the job
Terribly unlucky with operating automobiles
Terribly unlucky period
Young, but has dad jokes on stand-by
Work will keep him away

[luculence]

I need to hear some of your dad jokes.

[Is it wrong to be excited about that? Oh well.]

Touma Mimasaka | original character

[luculence]

Pros
Detail-oriented.
Will make you homecooked meals for days!
Loves cats!!
Has enough wealth to support you if you need it. :)
Prefers one partner, but open to more if everyone's in the loop.
Pretty good at communicating and compromise.
Happy to spend time with you, even if it's just coexisting in the same space.
Sterile (if you don't want children.)

Cons
Doesn't have any cats. :(
Slow to get to things between the bedsheets.
Has anxiety and panic disorders. (Trauma will do that.)
Sterile (if you want biological children.)
Has no chill with regards to injustices.
And sometimes even over petty matters.