@sheepdoge ah, yeah, people do have different types, so some might find it charming, imo I just find it offputting (repeated flirtations after rejections) since it shows that person doesn't put stock in what you say - I don't have much patience for "playing hard to get" and find that in real life people usually just use that as an excuse to not take no for an answer. But I digress - for the story, I agree, so far most of the time he just ends up distracting from us seeing her relationship with her daughters, which is definitely the best part of the series. and I agree, a cool and suave love interest can be very interesting! as long as I like the character; and in this case, he's just been generally unlikable to me so far, so the cool and suaveness just ends up being another annoying aspect to him.
as for a more interesting dynamic if she said what she thought of him aloud - I agree! and that also makes me think that I'd probably like their interactions a lot more if they were outright antagonistic towards each other, lol
