You’re reading a romance novel or one with a major romantic subplot and then the designated love interest of the female (or male) protagonist does something that hurts the protagonist and you hate them for it, and wish they didn’t end up together… but sure, they end up together.
Due to the nature of this discussion, spoilers from the books are included.
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Gideon de Villiers from The Ruby Red Trilogy.
>!spoiler here!
The Farseer trilogy. I hated Molly when I was a teen, but when I reread as an adult I totally saw it from her PoV, my bad.
Same!!! I just reread those books last year and had the exact same switch in perspective. Her relationship with >!Burrich!< feels much more substantial and true.