Otis in the Netflix series; Sex Education is one of the first characters that I think of, and rightfully so tbh! Whether you shipped him with Maeve or Ruby, he didn't deserve either of them and was clearly not mature enough to be in a relationship!
Which I felt was a bit annoying, since he spent most of the series working on his issues before the final season gave him one of the biggest character regressions I've ever seen in a TV protagonist. Where he goes right back to where he started when we're first introduced to him, alone in his room! Even if he did deserve it for how he treated everyone around him like shit!
I'm convinced that him and Maeve were only in love with the idea of each other, and if she did choose to stay in the UK with him, they might've been happy short term. But overtime she would've grown to despise him forever and would be filled with regret for not taking the opportunities she had in order to achieve a brighter future for her. Plus, she wasn't really that invested in their relationship in the way Otis was.
I think he could've had a great relationship with Ruby, since through his connection with her he was fulfilling his needs that he was desperately wanting to gain from his obsession with Maeve. Although he claimed he didn't love her, I truly believe he still had feelings for Ruby deep down! But was worried that growing closer with her, would sabotage any chances he has to be with his first love, and just couldn't learn to let Maeve go. His unwillingness to move on from his teen fantasy of being with Maeve is the main reason for why he ruins his connection with Ruby as well!
Posted by phantom_avenger