I get you're point. I would've been the same. A person like Shizuma (ML) would hate me. I wouldn't talk, I'll just take it in. I understand the job and love animals too so I'll compromise my happiness and just battle with my own loneliness and incapability to be happy all for the sake of his job and the animals.
Shizuma's ex though, she's well, incapable of being independent and take initiative by breaking up. She must have a partner who will take care of her, it's annoying af, so when Shizuma couldn't be there she opted to cheat instead.
Exactlyyyy
Like I'd be so happy and proud of you because you're great at your job and you're saving animals.......while hiding the fact that I just want to spend time with my lover because they're prioritizing their job over me ╥﹏╥
His ex...She really was annoying. I'm not sure why she was jealous when Minato was being lovey dovey with Shizuma because she was literally the one who caused them to break up. (Not exactly, Shizuma definitely played a part in it) But SHE cheated, was disloyal, unfaithful and hurt him much more than he hurt her I'm sure but yet she seemed jealous??? Especially the part when Minato had called to apologize for "tricking" Shizuma in the earlier chapters and she took Shizuma's phone and blocked him..like what??? So glad Shizuma said smth about it tho
The ex is as worse than Shizuma when setting boundaries. Plus she just assumed all on her own that what she did and their break up is already resolved so she treated Shizuma as friend, not his ex girlfriend who cheated because she can't break up with him on her own. It's annoying. Everyone was annoyed, it was just that Shizuma, the ironically dense Shizuma, treated her normally as a friend after everything that happened.
I love their communication please I was totally expecting him ask to break up but he just communicated his feelings ⁄(⁄ ⁄·⁄ω⁄·⁄ ⁄)⁄
I literally don't remember their names I'm sorry. LIKE I DO KNOW THEM BUT AS IM TYPING THIS THEY'RE GONE BUT ANYWAY
I could never be with someone like the ML(Vet) Both his partners felt lonely because of his work and still the author made his character one who would choose his job over them (in a sense, I understood the scenario) His ex gf cheating was inexcusable. I get why she felt lonely but she could've talked it out like ML said or just broke up.
The ML lowkey such a huge green flag too. Choosing to save the dying dog isn't even bad it's just my own personality that would've taken that as the last straw if I were the MC and smth actually happened Would've definitely made me break up with him or stop asking for stuff in the relationship. I'd just be 'okay/fine' with everything they want. This is why communication is so important
IM NOT AGAINST EITHER OF THEM BTW IM JUST SAYING HOW I PERSONALLY WOULDVE FELT