Originally Posted by Cowoline
The one part he can't get right is the mutual respect and openness towards compromise on both sides.

The openness to compromise part is... well, it's going to be tricky, I think, because if part of Halsin's purpose as a character is to positively represent polyamory/relationship anarchy/etc., then any compromise (as I believe we've seen expressed by some folks in this very thread) can and will be viewed as a betrayal of that purpose, as a diminution of the representation he's supposed to be. Reducing minority representation in any way in order to appease the majority is often a bad look, no matter the good intentions behind it. I'm not saying you're wrong, to be clear - you have good arguments. But the writer(s) just might not be open to them.