User blog:The Oblivious Prattler/I'll Never Understand This...

I hear a lot of fans say Aisha shouldn't date Nex because "he's like Riven." (I've heard it twice this week alone.) Problem #1: the "like Riven" part. I just ranted about this misconception on my main blog, so I won't do it again. Read my post if you'd like to.

Problem #2: Often, these fans support Musa X Riven. They love them (or they just love Riven). They think these two are still meant for each other. He must come back for her...even though they were the most unstable, unhappy couple in the whole series.

Aisha shouldn't date Nex because "he's like Riven?" What does that even mean? Are these fans saying he treats her the same way Riven treated Musa?

If that's what they mean, it's a huge double standard. If being "like Riven" makes Nex a bad boyfriend, 'doesn't that mean Riven was a bad boyfriend?      And if Aisha shouldn't date a guy who's "like Riven," why should Musa date Riven? 'Obviously, Like Riven = Bad Boyfriend to them, but they'd never say it out loud.

Here's the thing, though: Nex is a good boyfriend. He and Aisha are happy together. They don't fight all the time like Musa and Riven did. Nex is encouraging and affectionate, and he and Aisha work well together.

If Nex were like Riven, they'd have a bad relationship, too. But they don't, so...how is he like Riven? Even if he is somehow, it's not hurting his relationship with Aisha in any way. So why does it matter? How could something that has no affect on their relationship be a dealbreaker?

The "Nex is like Riven" argument is flimsy, and this is one of many reasons why.

