I believe this thread is largely about the preferences of heterosexual women players. If you're arguing against reducing the frequency of heartbreak romances for women because male players may enjoy playing women who are cheated on, lied to, and/or abandoned, I find that ... icky--but perhaps I mistake your meaning.
The thread title states "make fewer" not "eliminate" such romances for women. I think most understand that tastes vary and don't see folks arguing that Bioware should only write happy stories for female protagonists. It's more that many of us feel that we've been overly blessed in the heartbreak department. The basic premises of many of the character arcs under discussion: terminal illness, cheating, a murderer passing themself off as a Grey Warden, obsession with a dead spouse could apply to a female love interest as well as a male. Think of us as willing to share the wealth.
I also suspect that Blackwell would cause a lot less concern if his romance were originally conceived as one of four rather than as the heterosexual female's alternative to Iron Bull. I like the Bull a lot more than I expected to but having read Sten and Morrigan's exchange in DAO about the Qunari sex act, I can't imagine romancing him as a non-Qunari female. I don't see any character I would play romancing Blackwall, but could accept his inclusion as one of two if the other choice for the type of character I usually play were more traditionally appealing, not issue-free, but less problematic than Blackwall or a giant likely physically to injure a more petite partner.
I happen to be a heterosexual woman so... I feel I very much have a voice in this discussion. I'm not sure where you're getting the idea that I'm suggesting we keep in heartbreak because men like playing abused women but, jeez... That's the first comment in this discussion that actually made my stomach turn.
But since you brought it up, why wouldn't this conversation be open to men who enjoy playing female protagonists? If there are men who prefer to experience the story as a female protagonist, why should they be excluded from the conversation? I know they're out there cause some have posted. Men can play games with female protagonists and relate to them just as well as women can relate to male protagonists. There's no sick ulterior motive there.
And I did attempt to point out earlier that, as the thread derailed somewhat and people started advocating for having no heartbreak or changing heartbreak storylines, I wanted to be a voice for those of us who thought things were fine as is. I'm not trying to accuse the OP or those that support her position of saying we need to eliminate heartbreak. I was speaking to the people who started to derail the thread.
I still don't get the issue with Blackwall, though. But I didn't have trouble forgiving him on the basis of the better man he's trying to become. Though I haven't done the romance yet, I would be honored if my romantic relationship with him was as inspirational as my friendship with him was in encouraging him to face his demons and do the right thing. That's just personal prefrence, though. I can see where a lot of other people would feel very betrayed by him to the point of not wanting to continue a relationship.
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