The TVTropes Trope Finder is where you can come to ask questions like "Do we have this one?" and "What's the trope about...?" Trying to rediscover a long lost show or other medium but need a little help? Head to Media Finder and try your luck there. Want to propose a new trope? You should be over at the Trope Launch Pad.
- Show Spoilers
- Night Vision
- Sticky Header
- Wide Load

A character who retains audience sympathy while also annoying them.
For example, Bob has a bad case of I Just Want to Have Friends, and we get a lot on Sympathetic P.O.V. showing just how lonely he is. Unfortunately, the way he solves it is by constantly inviting himself to his employees' parties and nights out. None of them want him there, but because he's their boss nobody outright tells him to leave, causing a lot of mutual resentment once Bob finds out they're deliberately planning events to coincide with him going on business trips.
Basically Bob's behavior is understandable, but not condonable.
(Yes, I know there's The Friend Nobody Likes, but he's not a friend by any definition.)