7 Signs Someone Has Main Character Syndrome
Put. Down. The. Anime. I repeat, put down the anime.
It was the third or fourth time that my guy friend Jared* couldn’t figure out what he did wrong with his ex, Peggy*. Peggy had recently been in contact with the local police department for a restraining order.
Why? Well, Jared had decided to hang out in front of her apartment with a boombox knowing she was home. She ignored him, so he climbed up the tree to throw a rock at her window. He wanted to win her back like in that one stupid movie.
She called the cops.
Tada. It failed in a way that couldn’t have been more spectacular.
Jared couldn’t understand what happened. In the movies, the guy always gets the girl and he tried so hard. He knew that she’d eventually want to be with him if she’d only see him.
While I could go on and on about courtship disorder, the truth is that this was one of many different stunts that proved that Jared couldn’t see a world that involved viewpoints that weren’t his. He’s got Main Character Syndrome up the wazoo.
