Has your opinion changed on Lucas with repeated watches?

I am rewatching the show for the first time in a while. I was a teenager the first time I watched and I had an ungodly amount of hatred for Lucas lmao. I really hated the Peyton and Brook triangle, like bro couldn’t pick any other girl other than best friends? I haven’t gotten to the Lindsey/peyton part yet but I remember that being a hot mess as well.

I really thought Lucas was such a bad person the first time I watched. I still think Lucas was a bad boyfriend and is not very aware of his own feelings. But, he is often in touch with everyone else’s feelings and he was honestly a really fantastic friend. I just finished season 2 and he really was so kind and supportive with Anna and he tried so hard to be there for Nathan after Haley left as well. In general, he frequently went above and beyond for everyone. I think now that I am not so annoyed by the best friends love triangle, I see he had a lot of good qualities. I would never date him lmao but he would be a great friend to have.