How Do I Know What I Think Until I See What I Say?

I've been doing a lot of YA reading lately, and I've come to the conclusion that the love triangle is a real problem for most writers. So here are Jay's Rules for an Effective Love Triangle: 1. Each love interest must be a viable choice for the protagonist. I know I don't usually talk about specific examples here, but I'm going to now, just for a minute-- Twilight .* Actually, it's not so much Twilight I want to talk about as New Moon , the sequel, because that was where the love triangle went off the rails, in my opinion, and when I stopped reading the series.** New Moon is where the love triangle between Edward and Bella and Jacob really takes off. Jacob's not much of a presence in the first book at all, and we don't find out about his feelings until New Moon . But once Edward leaves, Jacob jumps in and here's where the love triangle both starts and, in my opinion falls apart. Because Jacob is never really a viable alternative for Bella. Su