As I've mentioned in the past, comic books (and some cartoons) are very similar in concept to soap opera inasmuch as they are long form entertainment medium with a strong reluctance to change.
In order to maintain a dramatic setup, it's quite common to have characters retain certain traits which should, by all reasonable standards, be overcome.
So Silver Age Lois Lane can never permanently discover who Superman is.
Robin can celebrate over twenty separate Christmas based stories on an annual basis without actually aging or graduating High School.
Romantic triangles can NEVER be resolved... or almost never.
In fairness, Jem actually did a whole lot better than most when it came to such things, beyond the whole "Secret Identity" bit.
Characters came and went, revelations were made (About certain plots were either brought to their conclusion (Like one of the foster girls finding her father and leaving with him in the series finale) or their continuance explained (Pizzazz and her father's strained relationship is ALMOST resolved, but for a momentary misunderstanding causing it flare up as badly as before etc)
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In order to maintain a dramatic setup, it's quite common to have characters retain certain traits which should, by all reasonable standards, be overcome.
So Silver Age Lois Lane can never permanently discover who Superman is.
Robin can celebrate over twenty separate Christmas based stories on an annual basis without actually aging or graduating High School.
Romantic triangles can NEVER be resolved... or almost never.
In fairness, Jem actually did a whole lot better than most when it came to such things, beyond the whole "Secret Identity" bit.
Characters came and went, revelations were made (About certain plots were either brought to their conclusion (Like one of the foster girls finding her father and leaving with him in the series finale) or their continuance explained (Pizzazz and her father's strained relationship is ALMOST resolved, but for a momentary misunderstanding causing it flare up as badly as before etc)