As you said he was divorced and he had a son, but his son was with his ex-wife in another city, so it did not affect his romantic life that much. For many women he was as good as being single.
He was well to do and knew how to dress, so it was understandable he could attract women.
But he was, as you said, divorced twice, and Diane left him at the alter, so he had low self esteem in regard to women.
And he did not intend to date Faye, Roz talked him into it, so it was the influence of a bad friend, the "feminist" Roz.
So I guess that is one of his weaknesses, other than being vain, is that he listened to Roz in more than one occasions, who was an unremarkable person has been dumped more often than we would care to count.
He never stepped out on his wives or women he was exclusive with (unlike Niles), his divorces were reasonable considering who he was married to, so "the worst" I think is a bit unfair.
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You bring up good points such as his son living in a different city, so that would not interfere with his romantic life. But that was something I found disingenuous about Frasier.
He lamented being away from his son and how much he missed him. But Frasier himself was responsible for the separation. He did not have to move clear across the country. He surely could have found employment closer to Boston.
Of course it was a sitcom and the intent was to place the character in a new setting with new characters. If Frasier stayed near Boston, the audience would expect to see the Cheers gang always popping in for a visit.
Maybe not “the worst” boyfriend. He sure knew how to date well with fancy dinners, wine, opera and the theater. AlthoughI would prefer a beer and a ballgame myself.
But he was very immature for his age and never seemed to learn from his mistakes or two failed marriages. He still saw women as bodies to jump into bed with on the first date. He never got to know any of these women and still was disappointed that he couldn’t find love. He wasn’t looking for love, he was looking for sex most of the time.
Taking romantic advice from Roz surely was the worst, I agree. Even after she had her baby she still had an endless parade of men in her bed too. Wonder how she found time to parent little Alice. She worked full time and spent her spare time chasing men.
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