your coment is the best, agree with you.
Oh my god its just a story and if you knew you don't like shoujo then why would you read a harlequin manga that's based on a woman's fantisies. Its meant to have this kind of story to make a person like you understand true love which is irrational and inmpulsive. So that means you can't put love and logic together. The story shows that the girl still loved her husband even though going through their divorce and she clearly was not aware of it herself and tried to focus on her work. The real problem wasnt the cheating but the miscommunication. When the girl tried to sort things out her husbands staff keeps tying in the way. You shouldn't really focus on the internal factors that made their relationship fail but the external as well.
this reasoning is unconvincing.
I think the big mistake the guy made is he kissed other the other girl. Also, I blame both of them. Both of them should really have worked it out. they should really find a time to be together or enjoy life as a couple. I really don't like it when people just blame either the guy or the woman. Both of them are at fault.
Darling, this is NOT what women fantasize about.
I think that, while both of them are to blame for the marriage failure, the ultimate mistake of this manga is to throw all that blame on the woman on a very sexist way, even things that had nothing to do with her, such as his cheating.
Some may argue that love is irrational like that, but love doesn't excuse a toxic and abusive relationship.
I thought this would be a great stort when she said they.couldn't be together bc of their different values, and one that would prompt changes on him. I'm terribly disappointed.
The issue with this manga is not that he cheated, but how they blame the wife for the husband's cheating, and moreover, blame her career. 'Men have urges' and 'I kissed her because you had no time for me' are not only victim blaming, but also sexist. They invalidate her feelings and beliefs, gaslighting her to the point where, in the end, she actually believed it was her fault.
I don't see anyone blaming him, or even see him redeeming himself, he just fucks up over and over, and then everyone places the blame for HIS actions on HER. And on Sofia. True, she was a toxic bitch, but it's disgusting that she was just created as a slutty character to act as plot device to justify his mistakes as well: the slutty woman is to blame for the man's mistakes. Sexist, and slut shaming.
Even when he admits blame or someone blames him, it's usually followed by someone excusing his behavior.
Know this: cheating is never the victim's (male or female) fault, and neither it is a slut's fault. Cheating is only ever the cheater's choice. And specifically speaking in this manga, a woman having a career is not to blame either.If they couldn't meet, it wasn't reason enough to cheat, for he could have given his career a break as well, just as he demanded of her. He just ever wanted her to be available when he wanted or could see her.
I would also like to make a point that I hate in shoujos and joseis that the man is allowed to be with other women, but the female lead 'belongs' to the male lead, so hardly ever we see her pursuing other romantic interests. Mateo used the excuse that they were separated to justify him sleeping w Sofia, but the separated Jennifer wasn't given the same privilege - as soon as another man shows interest, Mateo jumps in to 'save her from a ridiculous' partner who obvs is trouble.
The only one on her right mind was her mother, and yet she was portrayed as a bitch.