The reward comes not from finally getting the girl we can all like, but in having a myriad of girls to choose from that encompass tons of different characteristics and flaws.

I was nodding emphatically throughout the whole post, but this sentence just knocked my socks off. Fandom would, in general I think, be so much happier all around if more people could embrace this. Because it's true. It is more rewarding recognizing that there are all sorts of different ways to be a great female character.