User blog comment:Voltron The Robot King/Barry love interests/@comment-27700324-20160626023800/@comment-27700324-20160627200059

So telling Barry is ok, but telling Felicity is terrible. Your dumb logic comes into play when you think that Felicity dating other guys is terrible, even though in real relationships that happens. Considering all drama shows do this, it isn't suprising that Arrow is not immune to it. Iris dated and nearly married Eddie, but nobody hated on Iris for doing this. I know you are probably going to say that it's different on Arrow because Felicity dated Ray right after already dating Oliver, but in real relationships, one date doesn't equal no dating anyone else until a possible divorce.

With Laurel, it never worked with them being a couple after Oliver's jerk move at the beginning of the series. I assume that the only reason she fell for him again was because Slade gave Oliver muscles of steel.