#is this polybaiting

[polyestherspants]

One of the things about polyamory that runs a little counter to common public perceptions: NOT getting to have what you want. Twice this year already I've developed mutual feelings with someone (we both -want- it) that can't go anywhere. One's a newish friend whose spouse can't handle the multiplicity. The other's a very old friend who's very long distance and this really needs to stop being my type. In both cases, it's likely that the relationship won't ever grow into what we both feel is its full potential.

[gaasublarb]

yeah everyone thinks about Hobie playing wingman to Gwen for FlowerGhost but.... have you considered Gwen playing wingman to Hobie for FlowerPunk? "Oh. My. Gosh! You'd Love him!!!!"

(Spiderman does both)

[ot3]

The line between love triangle and polybait can oft time be thin as a razors edge butst the end of the day I truly believe they're two mutually exclusive things

[rustpuppy]

she wants to be in a throuple so bad

[anchy2006]

Yeah no they’re a throuple

[bones-sprouts]

see there's articles out now about how ed stede and izzy are a love triangle but i refuse to accept it until i see stede and izzy fagging it up onscreen. if they're gonna polybait at least go all the way with it

[crimeronan]

followed you for princess luz (and am still obsessed thank you) but very excited to see u listening to the magnus protocol. need sam/alice/celia to be in a fucked up polycule immediately (surely none of them will die. they’re all completely safe and everything is ok forever except they get to be evil as a treat)

i'm loving sam/alice/celia in terms of it being one of those triads that's (as of now, anyway) textually wholesome, but simultaneously made up of three deranged people with tons of secrets who can badly badly Badly hurt each other. i feel like this might be almost more my Brand (TM) than anything else i write including, like, all the codependent queerplatonic shit. god i hope one of them kills the other two.

[echthr0s]

one (1) problem though. if I pick Wyll I'm stuck with him because for some reason he's monogamous 🙄

[doushitemacaron]

OP IS RIGHT AND THEY SHOULD SAY IT

So a footballer can have two beautiful women but a beautiful woman can’t have two footballers?? Cowards.

[charcubed]

Listen to me… When (not if. WHEN) they eventually have Tristan start pulling away from Max/Avery and trying to be with Vivian because he’s insecure or self-conscious or hurt or the 3 of them have worries about fully committing to each other… I need everyone to remember several things.

-This is blatantly a show about a throuple, which has also already had threesome sex on screen. If I see bullshit words like “queerbaiting” or “polybaiting” once we get a little bit of proper angst I will not be responsible for my actions.

-Avery was jealous when Tristan was eyeballing Vivian.

-Tristan was talking to Vivian at the Halloween party and got distracted by Max’s costume.

-Tristan held hands with Avery and Max in the infirmary, not Vivian. He also walked down a fake wedding aisle with the two of them.

-Vivian isn’t Tristan’s love interest. Avery and Max are. Stories need drama and conflict and Vivian is set up as a side character to provide that.

I expect Gay Week to feed us well! I also expect something in the last ep before the midseason finale will give us some emotional angst as a “cliffhanger” of sorts. And in case Vivian comes into play... I’m just putting this out there here and now because I’ve seen people say some things about being ~worried~ about her.

Hot take but there’s nothing to be worried about!!!!! They’ve very obviously already told and shown us that the throuple is the point of this and as the audience we’re being made to root for them on purpose!!!!! Embrace the agonizing angst that’s sure to come!!!!!!

[martymcflown]

Sorry for spamming about Veilguard but

When Emmrich asked for advice on dating Strife my brain interpreted it as him dating SPITE, and I was like "Well this is going to make my relationship with Lucanis more complicated, but I'm not opposed." I polybaited myself, y'all.

[rosiecroz]

not queerbaiting or straightbaiting but a secret third thing (polybaiting)

[wickedsick]

The Elusive Samurai is an accurate and serious account of Japanese history

Sakamoto Days wins funniest gag

Kagurabachi wins "best reference"

Hunter X Hunter wins "biggest lie"

Ichi The Witch wins "biggest subversion"

My current guess is that Ichi's going to try and make a beautiful dish with her. Maybe nigiri?

Hima-Ten will continue to win "polybait" for the foreseeable future

Yozakura Family wins "best impact spread"

Blue Box wins "Best Life Advice"

Hakutaku wins "biggest potential for improvement". This cliffhanger seems like it'll require them to actually go into the designs of their games.

Shinobi Undercover wins "best new character introduction"

[ot3]

Is the original run of leverage the world's Best TV show? No. That isn't something I would argue. But despite that I do think it is a near perfect television show if you like recreational crime, polybaiting, and when made up people hang out amd are friends which each other.

[userautumn]

you should definitely watch doctor odyssey it's very silly and i can with 100% certainty say they are polyamory baiting us.

POLYBAIT YOU SAY 👀 Well sign me up!

[bucksboobs]

i had no idea you coined ody3 for avery/max/tristan!! thank you for your service 🫡 (and the username idea 🫶🫶)

If it isn’t polybait why are they sitting next to each other during strip poker? Riddle me THAT Batman!!!!!