Jenny Humphrey from Gossip Girl and Rue Bennett from Euphoria are pretty similar, in my opinion.

Here’s one reason why I deeply think so.

Both have toxic romantic relationships

Romance in the lives of both Jenny and Rue are pretty damn toxic in my opinion.

The reality is that both of these characters seek out love with the pure intention they can possibly provide, but that doesn’t mean solid and healthy love actually ever comes their way.

Both of these characters are examples of the fact that you might dream of being loved by your soulmate all day long, but that doesn’t mean your dreams will ever come true.

In Jenny‘s case, every relationship she had on Gossip Girl was problematic.

Her first boyfriend was Asher Hornsby, and he was secretly gay, only dating her to use her as a cover-up.

Her second relationship was with Damian Dalgaard, who convinced her to sell illegal substances with him, which could’ve gotten her locked up in prison.

She also had an off and on relationship with Nate Archibald, who kind of always treated her like she was disposable whenever other girls would under the picture like Vanessa Abrams or Serena van der Woodsen.

Jenny really wanted things to work out with Nate, but that simply wasn’t in the cards for her.

And lastly, she swiped her V card with Chuck Bass, and we all know how horrendously that plot line turned out with Jenny getting vanished from Manhattan by Blair Waldorf.

In Rue’s case the only love interest we’ve seen her involved with has been Jules Vaughn so far.

Based on social media responses I’ve seen from viewers of the show, most people are in agreement that their relationship is not a good one.

The toxicity between them goes beyond the fact that Rue lies to Jules face about her sobriety journey and the fact that Jules cheated on Rue with Elliot.

There’s also a lot of codependency, a lack of trust, and unnecessary pressure on both of them at such a young ages in their relationship.

Some fans of the show have labeled their connection as a trauma bond, which we all know isn’t exactly a strong foundation for any relationship to be built on.