Romanceable NPCs with one another?

[moonfungus]

Continuing the discussion from Choice of Games and Hosted Games Recommendations Consolidated Thread .

@Konoi, I understand why you might feel uncomfortable with ROs pursuing a relationship with other NPCs, except this point;

@Konoi

But then, if that RO can actually romance someone else, on the sidelines, and be happy too… then what the heck is the point in the MC doing that, and the player going though all the hurdles relating to the romance. It’s extremely discouraging.
It basically downplays everything the MC and the player did.

I mean, how does it downplay the PC’s actions? A PC playing matchmaker between two ROs can retroactively be the reason for that particular RO’s happiness.