#personality flaws

[dionysiaproductions]

The problem with being adventurous is that I am also a hermit. My curiosity and love of the world is really cutting into my being at home talking to no one time

[religion-is-a-mental-illness]

Have you ever considered who the common denominator is? Or that atheists are just a subset of every person who’s ever met you?

[magicalwildlifeknittingthing]

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[alternativewinxcontinuity]

what do you think the winx's biggest character flaws are? like, not in their writing, just like how someone can come off as cold or standoffish accidentally or don't have a brain-to-mouth filter or any insecurities really (not for the au, i'm geniunely interested on your take on their characters)

I think once you disregard all of the stuff that's a side effect of the writing you do lose quite a few flaws which are primarily just writers making characters dumb and obtuse for The Drama, but the flaws left are still pretty connected to the writing.

It's been a while since I've re-watched the show, (I'll have to make time for that at some point this year (happy 2020 btw)) so I'm kind of at the point where I'm forgetting how the canon characterisation is, so some of this might be the fanon slipping in. Apologies.

But primary flaws from my POV?:

Stella is pretty self-absorbed, she's very focused on her image to the point where she can say some hurtful stuff because she's forgotten how to empathise with the people around her in her pursuit of 'the perfect 'it' girl'. I feel like that comes from a childhood we only get hints about, she's spent so long trying to become what people want, she's failed to become someone people like.

She's not unlikable, she's just given up substance for style, and it can make her act childish and spoiled at times, and she can't (or won't bother to) read the room before speaking.

It's something she was getting over in the earlier seasons, being around the Winx she was learning to tone down her need to be The Popular Girl and empathise more, but unfortunately, the writing is intrinsically linked, and this trait became Flanderised to the point of parody by season 7.

Bloom is incredibly self-righteous, she believes she's always in the right, even when she's not. Despite some early self-doubt, she believes she knows better than everyone else to a dangerous degree. Within minutes of passing Diaspro in the hall at Red Fountain, she'd decided with no evidence but her hunch that Diaspro was Icy in disguise. Rather than ask around about the young woman sitting with royals who didn't seem to find her presence odd or suspicious, Bloom tricked Diaspro into a private place and attacked her with no further questioning. Despite the fact that Bloom had asked 'Icy' under false pretences that 'Icy' would have absolutely every reason to doubt, Bloom decided she was right and went full steam ahead.

The problem isn't that she's self assured and confident, it's that The Drama, Bloom never considers the possibility that she could be wrong about something, and most of the time she's right about things, which makes the whole thing worse because it lets the confidence become arrogance with no one the wiser until things go Wrong.

But the writing likes to sweep that under the rug. It also feeds into part of her Drama with Sky, she's convinced that X is happening to affect their relationship and they're doomed and blah blah blah, and rather than consider the possibilities and even try to wait until she talks to Sky she stews and works herself into a (self justified) anger which makes it harder for the duo to communicate. (The relationship Drama is not all on her, but it's not entirely on Sky either. Just mostly, because he's a jealous cheater type.)

Aisha is kind of a mix of Stella and Bloom, she's selfish. No, that's the wrong word, she's very 'my way or the highway, you're with me or against me' in her world view, she's convinced a lot of the time that her way is the 'best' way. But again I think that was a product of her youth that was being tempered until the writing got in the way.

She spent so much of her life having to 'go it alone' I don't think she ever entirely got out of that mind set, a small part of her always had that instinct of 'how do I do this by myself, what's best for me,' rather than 'how do I help this get done, what's best for us'.

Not to say she was uncooperative, she integrated to the team really well, (and this is where the 'I haven't watched the show in ages' really starts being a problem because) but I feel like by the time she was finally letting go of this completely, she was being forced face first into “my boyfriend is dead now, time to rage for a few hours and then spend a season or two being angry and hating all male life”.

Musa had a similar problem, she was also so quick to anger. And yes that came from a place of deep hurt and trauma, but she never really got over that. Someone does something that might be considered a slight against her (or her friends) and boom: rage time.

Again the writing brushed it off or justified it, but Musa has anger issues that sit pretty tight with trust issues. She and Riven have been dating for a few years, she sees him talking with another girl and 'he's cheating there's no other explanation, he is about to be sorry!'

It doesn't help that the writing is always pulling that shit, but the fact that it always turns out to be nothing, or nothing more than foot-in-mouth disease, this shouldn't be her first assumption.

Tecna and Flora are a little harder to talk about because they feel like they're edged out a little for the louder personalities, and even up front, they feel like they're not as in the spotlight as the other girls.

Flora has self-confidence issues, but she's also a big sister, it has this weird clashing effect of Flora being almost a doormat at times, giving way to whatever everyone else is doing, and at others she's very much a caregiver. When Flora does put her foot down on an issue the, the writing almost seems to go out of its way to make her irrational about it.

I feel like the writers wanted a mediator type personality – how do I de-escalate this situation, how can I make sure this works out for the most number of people, how do we find a compromise – but they just gave her a 'yes man' personality instead of a 'I will go this far but you have to meet me half way' type.

Tecna's flaw, until the writing decided to disregard personality for boys, was that she was a very logical person, her entire world was run on strict rules and regulations, it was a safe environment. She comes to Alfea and bam, all the chaos and she couldn't quite get the hang of it. It runs parallel to Aisha's flaw, in that Tecna's upbringing has embedded this sense of restrain and regulation in her, and when this runs counter to how she's certain they should be, she digs her heels in and doesn't let up.

Basically she's very stubborn, and if she's convinced she's right she'll need in-arguable proof to change her mind.

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For the most part, their flaws are positive traits that were done wrong, or taken too far in the wrong direction. (from my perspective at least.)

[undefeatednils]

Most people have had situations where, due to one reason or another, they have overstepped another person's boundaries.

I know I have. It is a difficult thing to learn how to spot boundaries, and, considering the varied natures of people, it's a process which is unlikely to end. However I want to be a better person than I have been, to be more sensible and cautious, and to do my best when it comes to being a good person.

There have been situations where I made people feel uncomfortable and unsafe, or where I approached people under conditions I am not proud of.

If I ever hurt you, I'm sorry. You won't have to forgive me, but know that I'm trying to grow. It doesn't excuse past bad behavior, but recognition is key to learn to better yourself.

Hopefully I will be successful, and I appreciate everyone who believes in me doing so. Ever onwards, or else we are doomed.

[tyranttortoise]

I always thought that, since the Lady allowed her ex to walk over her so much, she’s become a little TOO enraptured with this whole “I’m going to do what /I/ want, and if you have a problem with my decision, blow me.” And she doesn’t really take into consideration how they might be trying to help her, all because she doesn’t want to end up following someone else—although I guess you said that when you mentioned her grouchiness. Idk, have a good day

^^^^^ 100% agree, that’s definitely a thing she does.  It seems like if they ever caution her against doing something, she’s usually going to get pissed off and escalate the whole thing, then go do it anyway.  Like with Edge!  But we’ll see this addressed in full in a couple of chapters.  ;]

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Balancing personality flaws:

Conformist ☆☆☆☆☆★☆ Rebel Naive ☆☆☆☆☆☆★ Cynical Indecisive ☆☆☆☆☆★☆ Inflexible Selfish ☆☆☆☆☆★☆ Self-sacrificing Apathetic ☆★☆☆☆☆☆ Emotional Fearful ☆☆☆☆☆☆★ Reckless Childish ☆☆★☆☆☆☆ Humorless Dependent ☆☆☆★☆☆☆ Loner Passive ☆☆☆☆★☆☆ Aggressive

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