Originally Posted by SerTomato
Though just curious, I'm not very familliar with Halsin, and Red Prince was always my PC (and I always paired him with Sebille so no Sadha) so I didn't know much about his romance, could you please explain where their problems lie?

Red Prince, if you romance him as a custom PC (or, I assume, one of the other Origin characters - don't quote me on that, as I usually don't play Origin characters), basically straight up refuses to prioritize you over Sadha. You only learn about her in Act 2, fully - but you can sort of flirt with him a bit/try to people please him beforehand, from what I recall. However, if you want to actually romance him, you have to make it obvious you have feelings for him after he meets Sadha and they go into the wagon to uh. Consummate, as it were.

And then he's all ready to get involved with you, despite literally just having been about to mate with his supposed "Destined love". And throughout the game, he really does often act as if he genuinely loves you, but is constantly reminding you that Sadha comes first for him, and you HAVE to be okay with her if you want to be with him. There's no discussion, really, no establishment of boundaries or openness. It's his way or the highway - so you basically have to pursue someone you know will not prioritize you, yet constantly strings you along with seeming like he does genuinely care about you and your feelings.

It was at least not entirely an out-of-nowhere thing like Halsin's "polyamory" and his gross commentary towards Shadowheart or Astarion if you're romancing one of them. But it was still an incredibly unsatisfying romance, for what would otherwise be an amazing character - and even a really sweet romance, since Prince does have his moments.

But unless you are actively PLAYING as Red Prince, he will refuse to give up Sadha. If you let her be killed at any point, I believe it ends his romance as well. It was just a really gross way to handle a polygamous character to begin with, and even worse for people who wanted to romance Prince only to have to initiate it in full by... peeping on him trying to mate with his "Destined" partner, and essentially throwing a fit about how you were jealous of her.