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20 characters who would make the absolute worst significant others
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20 characters who would make the absolute worst significant others

There are some great characters out there who are just — how does one put this lightly? Horrible. Not in that way. They have all made for great entertainment over the years, but when push comes to shove, the reality of their fictional existence is that if put into a relationship, they’d be the absolute worst partners in the world. From selfish to irritating to downright dangerous, these are the fictional characters that would make the worst significant others.

 
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Homelander, ‘The Boys’

Homelander, ‘The Boys’
Amazon Prime Video

While Homelander has that psychopathic charm only a demented mother could love, he’s truly evil and only has his best interests in mind. He’d throw anyone who got close to him under the bus or off the roof, if need be.

 
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Rachel Berry, ‘Glee’

Rachel Berry, ‘Glee’
Fox Broadcasting Company

People who have a “pick-me” personality, like Rachel Berry from Glee, don’t tend to fare well in well-balanced relationships because they have to always be center stage.

 
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Ryan Howard, ‘The Office’

Ryan Howard, ‘The Office’
Universal Television

If there was one thing Ryan Howard was the master of, it was manipulation. He strung not only Kelly but also Michael Scott along on The Office. Plus, he’s not to be trusted when it comes to business or anything for that matter.

 
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Pennywise, ‘It’

Pennywise, ‘It’
New Line Cinema

A partner that only shows up every 27 years, and when he does all he does, he just terrorizes the neighborhood kids? Pass.

 
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Rose Armitage, ‘Get Out’

Rose Armitage, ‘Get Out’
IMDB/Universal Pictures

Who knew silently eating dry cereal while drinking milk was actually one of the biggest red flags there could be?

 
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Joffrey Baratheon, ‘Game of Thrones’

Joffrey Baratheon, ‘Game of Thrones’
HBO

Power-hungry narcissists never fare well when it comes to love because they can’t love anyone as much as they love themselves.

 
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Marcy D'Arcy, ‘Married... with Children’

Marcy D'Arcy, ‘Married... with Children’
Columbia Pictures

The OG Karen would be a nightmare to do anything with because when the slightest inconvenience came up, Marcy D’Arcy would loudly and rudely ask for the manager — embarrassing whoever she was in the process.

 
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Sir, ‘Found’

Sir, ‘Found’
Warner Bros. Television

Sir’s attachment issues are just one of the many reasons he needs therapy before he’ll ever have a healthy relationship.

 
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Voldemort, ‘Harry Potter’ series

Voldemort, ‘Harry Potter’ series
Warner Bros.

Does anyone really want a partner who spends all their free time as a grown adult harassing some kid in glasses?

 
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Lori Grimes, ‘The Walking Dead’

Lori Grimes, ‘The Walking Dead’
AMC

Honesty will take one far when it comes to love, which may be why Lori didn’t go far in the apocalypse.

 
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Spongebob Squarepants, ‘Spongebob Squarepants’

Spongebob Squarepants, ‘Spongebob Squarepants’
Paramount Pictures

Spongebob Squarepants has a lot of great qualities. He’s employed, always joyous, and never fails to be loyal, but he’s also too immature to ever take anything seriously except making Krabby Patties.

 
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Glinda The Good, ‘Wicked’

Glinda The Good, ‘Wicked’
Universal Pictures

Significant others need to be one’s ride or die, not ride to Oz and then leave you to almost die by flying monkeys.

 
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Dexter Morgan, ‘Dexter’

Dexter Morgan, ‘Dexter’
Showtime/CBS

Dexter could never put as much time into a relationship as he could his side gig.

 
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Edward Cullen, ‘Twilight’

Edward Cullen, ‘Twilight’
Summit Entertainment

Edward Cullen is an obsessed boyfriend, but not in a good way. He’s possessive to the point that it’s a problem.

 
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Ivy Mayfair-Richards, ‘American Horror Story: Cult’

Ivy Mayfair-Richards, ‘American Horror Story: Cult’
FX

For American Horror Story fans out there, everyone knows one of the biggest betrayals in the entire anthology series was Ivy. People marry one another based on a set of shared values, and Ivy went off the deep end.

 
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Archie Andrews, ‘Riverdale’

Archie Andrews, ‘Riverdale’
Warner Bros. Television Studios

Being with Archie Andrews would mean having to support his music, and that would be torture.

 
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Kathryn Merteuil, ‘Cruel Intentions’

Kathryn Merteuil, ‘Cruel Intentions’
Sony Pictures/Columbia Pictures

Kathryn from Cruel Intentions remains one of the most sadistic characters ever. She went so far with a bet with her stepbrother that he ceased to exist. She’s a danger, girl.

 
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Ted Mosby, ‘How I Met Your Mother’

Ted Mosby, ‘How I Met Your Mother’
CBS

Never be with someone who most definitely has a crush on their best friend.

 
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Piper Chapman, ‘Orange is the New Black’

Piper Chapman, ‘Orange is the New Black’
Netflix

Piper Chapman proved to be one of those people who can’t help but play the victim any chance they find. In a relationship, that’d get old really fast.

 
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The Joker, ‘Batman’

The Joker, ‘Batman’
Warner Bros./Legendary Pictures

Unless chaos is a turn-on, it’d be best to steer clear of Gotham’s biggest bad boy.

Kendra Beltran

Kendra Beltran is a pop culture obsessed writer who spent her youth tirelessly jotting down ‘Total Request Live’ data after school. She took that obsession and a useless college degree, and spun it into enough to pay her rent by writing for MTV Geek, Collider, Popverse, and more. Over the years her interest in pop culture has only grown, and today she finds herself baking while streaming ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race,’ running (slowly) while listening to podcasts about the ‘90s, and hanging out with her dog while taking in emo playlists

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