Thoughts
Being normal about Shallan/Adolin.
It’s such a cheesy relationship. It’s like. He’s the best dueler in the kingdom. He has a magical sword and armor. She power-scales above him.
It’s exactly the same dynamic as the autistic nerd dating the Firefight girl in the other Sanderson book. Except that Adolin is the exact opposite of a nerd, and in any other story or next to any other woman he would be unrealistically strong, but next to Shallan he looks weak.