He’s openly disrespectful, emotionally unavailable (or inconsistent at bare minimum), unfaithful and he has few real friends or ambitions besides sitting on his couch and doing drugs.

I honestly can’t tell if he’s attractive or not (although he’s clearly out of shape); he’s not exactly stupid but he’s clearly unwise and extremely irresponsible.

What does she in this guy? The only good things I can see him as a romantic partner are money and fame and she doesn’t seem like the type to obsess over that.

  • SwooshSwooshJedi@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Being ‘in shape’ is not the standard for attraction people think it is. He’s so horrible to the world that when he has his rare moments of charm, it makes PC feel special. She also feels immensely sorry for him and recognises what a mess the industry is and how it hurts him, there’s a romanticism to his cynicism because of that

    • captain_borgue@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Being ‘in shape’ is not the standard for attraction people think it is.

      This right here.

      To use a personal example: me.

      I’m fat. I’m also ugly- like, “my torso is lopsided and lumpy from the time I fuckin’ died horribly” levels of ugly. Like, the state gave me a Disfigurement Rating to serve as mathematical proof of how fuckin’ ugly I am. On top of all that, I’m also bald, yet at the same time hirsute, and covered in scars that if laid end to end would be taller than I am.

      And precisely none of these things have ever prevented me from finding a partner, sexual or otherwise. For a man my age, in my country, I’m significantly above the average number of partners. Being “in shape” stops being important pretty much the moment your brain stops being in Horny Monkey Grabby Hands mode.

      Bojack got his start doing comedy, and chicks dig a guy who can make them laugh. He’s also intelligent, and speaks eloquently- both are things that likewise draw people. On top of that, he craves validation to the point that he seeks out people who have “people pleaser” personalities- and when someone who people pleases and someone who craves being people-pleased connect, it’s a feedback loop where each person’s shitty behavior reinforces the other’s.

  • Dry_Notice9833@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Some people just have the tendency to “fix” people…it’s not necessarily seeing something attractive in them,it’s just the need to be someone’s saviour and “mommy” as she says herself😪

  • Sarav41@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Remember the episode where he’s bombing at restaurant management and she makes the risotto for the critic? I think that pretty much sums it up. She compulsively fixes things.

  • Sims2Enjoy@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    He’s fine despite the self destructiveness. He is funny, charismatic and can be sweet when he wants to, also he wants to be good for many people the intentions is what counts

  • EvilMorty3110@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    “Bojack used to say his penis is like sun-dried tomatoes. Back in the '90s, it got into everything” Among other things, it went into Princess Caroline… So, nothing special.

  • captain_borgue@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    There’s a long answer, involving abuse and evasiveness and the Four F’s of trauma response (Fight, Flight, Fawn, and Breed).

    But other comments go into the long, boring answer.

    Short answer is Horse Cack.