aren't they cousins...?

i don't think so.I mean,Tia's father was not the emperor and I don't think Tia is considered as the emperor's daughter either so no they're not

As far as I understand why u said this. It sounds dumb. She is no where related by blood to the emperor and neither is he So as far as I know there’s nothing wrong with it. And wym age difference??? 18 and 27 she is an adult, not illegal and when u already reached adulthood, your partners age shouldn’t be anything but a simple number. If you are the type of people to care about someone’s age, then u just quiet sad.

I hate that girl that clinging to him despite knowing that he is married but the whole cousin thing is not universal. In many places round the world (in today's world) , marrying your cousin is perfectly normal and is not incest at all unless they both were raised as siblings (drinking same breastmilk etc....). Not of great importance in this story but I think it's worth pointing out.

bro.... I'm like still, conflicted on that weird family situation but that is definitely pedophilia... If you want to reply to me, please read everything else I wrote. Sorry, I know it's a lot.

I can guarantee that a 27-year-old does not see an 18-year-old as an adult. It's like how a senior in HS dating a freshman is still predatory. They're both still technically minors (or adults in the manhwa) but there's still a powerplay going on due to their age gap and because of how they are at different points in their life. You also aren't fully mentally developed until you're around 24 years old so this age gap is definitely still predatory at their age (or at least should be from an outsider's perspective since she's mentally older than that). However, he doesn't know that and she still has the body of an 18 y/o so it's still sus that he's starting to catch feelings...

What bothered me with your statement though is how you excused the age gap. I'm fine with others being ok with it in this fictional scenario and continuing on with the story, but excusing it is different.

the mindset you expressed regarding their age gap is dangerous if you apply it to the real world and can cause actual harm. I don't know if you're one of these people but I have noticed that for some people, their values tend to transfer over/express themselves in the media they consume and vice versa. I really hope you aren't actually aren't someone that would excuse this behavior irl. Please correct me if I'm wrong. I would love to be wrong here.

Once again, I'm still unsure about the family thing. It's weird. They aren't related but at the same time, they're family so it's still kind of incesty but at the same time they aren't blood-related like, it's just weird.

I'm also fine if other people are ok with the age gap in fictional scenarios such as this, I was just expressing my dislike for it. However, I do have a problem with people excusing it.

Sorry about how long that was if you did end up reading it. I hope my thought process makes sense. If it doesn't, feel free to point out anything you disagree with/didn't get. I'm open to having conversations

Even if she isn't considered his daughter it's still weird to me tbh

Like I drew out a family tree to try and make sense of it all once I realized the ML was the Emperor's nephew by blood and like, they're technically related.

To me, it's kind of like how distant cousins don't really share any blood but they're still related. Like your cousin's cousin or like if you have an adopted cousin. You aren't blood-related but you're still related, you know?

Idk how to feel about it dude
it's weird but idk if it's still technically considered incest, but it feels a bit incesty to me but at the same time, she didn't grow up as part of the family so like, is it really? it's iffy, ngl, but i still don't know how to feel about it

I hope that made sense though

That's definitely worth pointing out! I'm 100% coming at this from a Western/Japanese perspective so I'm happy that you shared yours.

Right now, my perspective is that no matter if they grow up as siblings or not, cousins are still blood-related/have a familial bond. Because of this, I would still consider it to be incest. Also, the main problem w/ incest is that there is an unfair power imbalance between the people involved, which is abuse. One example of this is grooming. Another thing is just that they're blood-related.

Also, because of this being my current perspective and because you brought up culture, I would like to mention (from my perspective) that sometimes there are parts of tradition/culture that should change w the times. For example, I'm Japanese and there are many sexist traditions in Japan that should change. One such being how women aren't supposed to enter the sumo ring for being "impure." This was a huge issue a few years ago after a female doctor entered a sumo ring to save someone's life (i think he was having a heart attack, I can't exactly remember). They had to "purify" the ring afterward before they could restart the match. There are many more traditions like this.

However, I would love to gain more perspective so if you could share which cultures you are referring to exactly, that'd be great. I'd like to look more into it to learn the cultural thought process/perspective on the issue. I'm always open to learning more.

Also, this doesn't really apply to the situation in the manhwa. It's a bit more complicated and kind of weird, ngl. I haven't really come to a conclusion on how I feel about it yet. The situation w/ the FL and ML is just like, is it incest? is it not? it feels incesty but like, is it?? you know?

I hope that all made sense. If not, lmk