User blog comment:David117/i've had sometime to think and.../@comment-1756703-20130928014149

"and the one thing that gets completly overlooked is that he attempted to apologize in the ex-files(before taking a shot to the nads lol). his actions to courtney afterwards were excessive but i'd be lying if i said i wouldn't be bitter if the girl i cheated on won't give me a chance to make things right and assaults my kids for the umteenth time( not that i would ever cheat)."

The cheater isn't the victim. If anyone has the right to be bitter, it's the one who got cheated on, especially if her unfaithful boyfriend tries to halfheartedly apologize only after it happened and only after everyone else has found out about it. Like Tyler said in that same episode, Duncan deserved TWO shots to the kiwis for hurting Courtney. >.>

Look, I love how Duncan and Gwen interact with each other, and I loved seeing them as friends in TDA. I wish they had remained just friends, though. How they hooked up in TDWT was just wrong, and it always will be. Duncan cheated on Courtney and has so far gotten away with it. What kind of message does that send to the younger fans of this show? "Cheat on your girlfriend if she's annoying you, and things will always work out"? I'd love to see the writers break up Gwuncan by having Gwen reject Duncan in favour of becoming Courtney's friend again. Unfortunately, it looks like Gwuncan is most likely here to stay.

Given that Courtney has zero interest in Duncan anymore, it's not so much about seeing DxC get back together (even though that's still my all-time favourite couple). It's more about seeing all three characters bring proper closure to this messy love triangle. Duncan was the one who instigated the drama between Courtney and Gwen and broke up their budding friendship, so he shouldn't be the "victor" in all this.

But I do agree with you on one particular point. Duncan's ending in TDA did make Courtney look too much like a gold digger, which is why I prefer Beth's ending.