Just caught up on a bunch of pages and videos. Been some time. Looks like this new season is finally hitting its stride here in the Kentoverse. This new
@Ash Ketchum character that just got introduced is absolute garbage, though. Who writes him?
Anyway, let's be real here: Kent will almost definitely NEVER get a girlfriend, unless she's deformed, autistic, or mentally ill. It would honestly take a miracle. Being 5'2" literally eliminates - and I think I'm being conservative - 90% of the prospective dating pool in the United States. Instantly. Poof! Being black eliminates another sizable chunk. His personality, interests, fashion sense, and various mental hangups are just the icing on the cake, but they completely seal his fate. And he isn't ever leaving the country, either; I doubt he's been outside of California without parental supervision.
Is this situation really terrible? Yes. Is it unfair? Yes. Is Kent handling it in, like, one of the worst ways possible? YES.
My sincere advice to Kent would be to give up on attracting women entirely, at least for the foreseeable future. It isn't healthy for him to continue trying; he needs to accept that life has dealt him a borderline unplayable hand (In terms of the dating game. Overall, he's much better off than someone born with cystic fibrosis or something), but that there's very little that can be done to change it. Luckily, I suspect that it's possible to lead a happy and fulfilling life without a girlfriend. Ironically enough, the only (minute) chance he has of attracting a woman essentially requires that he stop actively pursuing one.
I have had one-on-one interactions with Kent, and I have tried to give him sincere advice. The problem is that the advice I'm offering is admittedly very difficult to hear. When that's the case, there's nothing left to do but sit back and enjoy the show. I do think, however, that a lot of people here in this thread do genuinely want what's best for him, and sympathize with him to an extent.