I think that was kinda the point. It was intentional, sort of like how Dawn was supposed to be annoying. Even Riley himself admitted that he was the convenient rebound guy. Which is why he became obsessed with getting bit by vampire gals, and then took off.
Riley existed as a way of forcing Buffy to admit that cheesecake normies just didn't cut it for her.
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