User blog comment:Danielpickering/Has Stephen Amell caused the Death of Arrow?/@comment-27700324-20180114182218/@comment-27700324-20180115154718

Flash writers have been okay with it for a while when it comes to their writing of the relationship. Showing it like it is destiny sort of like Barry and Iris. Oliver and Felicity Smoak have been encouraged to get together tons of times by both Iris and Barry. Remember that train scene and how after Barry and Felicity kissed, they just gave up on that and immediately had Felicity continue to pursue Oliver.

As for Guggenheim himself. As shown by Black Lightning's writing i have been seeing when it comes to the relationship between Lynn Pierce and Jefferson Pierce, he seems to be able to write relationships. However it seems not long lasting ones. After watching this Arrow for years, i have found that Guggie can only write a relationship for so long before he tries to spice it up with too many problems and thus makes the relationship dysfunctional if it lasts more than one season. So yeah, i don't think any of you would like it if Laurel was Oliver's love interest for more than one season because it would be the same hate on her as there is on Felicity.