Preach! As someone with PTSD and someone studies psych, I just kept thinking "oh my god, he's doing the thing, he's doing the thing you're supposed to do!" He's giving her limited options to keep her from getting overwhelmed by suddenly deciding everything herself, he's being really clear that it is her choice, and he's asking about and respecting her boundaries. Holy fuck. I never see this. I love him.
With the authority granted to me by literally no one, I hearby nominate Ash as best ML of 2021!
He's got my vote
same! is very nice the way the author decide to make it this way, is more realistic
I really like how Ash is treating Chloe. In a lot of these stories the ML thinks that giving gifts and pushing affection onto the FL will magically make all the hurt and trauma from their abusive past go away. But here Ash isn't pushing anything onto Chloe, and instead is letting her make all the decisions. He gives her back her freedom to choose, from big decisions like how she wants to live her life going forward all the way down to whether she will allow him to brush her hair out of her face. He respects her boundaries(LIKE A REAL MAN SHOULD), and leaves it up to her to decide if she's ready to meet other people or go out. He makes a suggestion, and she chooses whether she wants to do it or not. And yeah, I know he technically bought her and its super fucked up that its apparently a legal and common thing to SELL YOUR FUCKING WIFE, but he's giving her all the space and care she needs without being overbearing and pushy. I really, REALLY hope that the story keeps up this good behavior