FFVIII's love story was just plain terrible. There's no excuse for it. It should have been aborted at conception. The only actual romance in the game happens with Laguna, and even that isn't terribly well executed. FFVIII stands as a shining example of why the focus of video games shifting to plotline over gamplay is a horrible idea, and why JRPGs need to stop happening unless the words "Dragon Quest" are in the title.
