I’m the same I can not stand manwhore male characters. However, I do feel like this story is worth reading for a couple of reasons. The first is from the beginning of the novel he is smitten and obsessed. Adding to that and making it my second reason while yes we know he has had a past, since he married her (and presuming some time prior) he hadn’t been with another woman and hasn’t looked at another one. It was actually quite amusing to see Ines try to set him up only for him to ruin the plan and get super hurt and jealous.
I wouldn’t either, but Carcel is a redeemable character from the beginning. There was two scenes where he was with another woman, one when Ines catches him at a ball and second during his backstory. I would suggest skipping them like I did, but he really is a truely obsessed Ines worshipping Simp and for that reason I can’t put this story down. He makes it up to her time and time again. He’s 1000x times better than those cold abusive mcs or the manhwa White Stag or something where the mc is an ass and not worth redeeming. I never once felt like I couldn’t stand Carcel or hated his actions since I started this story. Rather his reactions are just pure gold, especially when you see how obsessed he gets, hurt by Ines’s actions (tried to make him cheat) , angry towards others defending her, and when he’s jealous.
And cheated on her abusive husband with Emiliano. Just like how Carcel cheated on his fiancé who manipulated and forced him into this marriage at a young age.
Like I wouldn’t care that she cheated on her abusive husband, so why care if Carcel did? Both were abused in a way, doesn’t have to be physical.
Yes, it’s not about me but I can respect that this reader feels that way. Everyone will have their own opinion about Carcel. It’s really the manhwa’s fault because they cut out Ines’s flaws and made Carcel the only bad person. When both of their flaws were shone early in the novel story, the criticism was leveled at both of them. This is why the manhwa reduced the first well written ML I know into purely an obsessive simp and a comic relief. It’s such a disservice to Kim ChaCha’s well written ML that in order to reduce the hate towards him because of his manhwa portrayal, the manhwa turned him into 100% simp.
Friend, how dare you tell the truth. Yes, everyone is blind to the fact that Ines cheated and if anyone points it out, they are ready with the excuse that she did it to escape her abusive husband. Most times these defenders accuse people who point this out as misogynists but don’t even realize they’re saying that the only escape worth taking for Ines was to runaway with another man who is literally a stranger whom she knew nothing about. She could have just as easily ran away with her waiting lady like other women have done in other stories. There wasn’t just one way of escape for her.
With Carcel, she ignored his existence during the time when they would be courting. He realized on some level that she didn’t actually like him even when she kept telling him she did and eventually they became estranged for 7 years. She didn’t care one bit. It’s when she felt that she was getting too old at 23, she decided to show up in front of him to perform reverse psychology. That’s because it was time to implement her plan to get pregnant then divorce him. Of course many are blind to this deceptive plan of hers because all they see is Carcel’s flaws. Not hers. Even though the manhwa tried to hide most of her flaws, some of it came out with the fact that she was still tried to entrap Carcel with crazy lady.
I’ve seen MLs in other stories neglect their wives by going to war yet people ATTACK him for that. And here Ines is, as you said: “when they would be courting. He realized on some level that she didn’t actually like him even when she kept telling him she did and eventually they became estranged for 7 years”
Yet she’s okay for that? HAHA. And I’m saying all this as a woman, and I definitely do not hate myself. I don’t like to be too biased. I’ve seen way too many double standards for some women in bato and other platforms, excusing their neglect and general abuse towards their partners, but readers attack some MLs doing the same.
Yes, how dare I tell the truth and let them see their hypocrisy. I think most readers fell for her manipulative tactics. Yikes. But I’m glad she apologized and developed as the story progressed, although I’m never moving on from the Carcel hate.
Like there’s so many other things to hate on and they choose to stop reading cause of an abused man, specifically neglected man. And some even say how that despite it being political marriage, it’s still cheating.
I don’t remember so if you could tell me, did Carcel sleep around while he was married or before the marriage? If it’s the latter, why do people say it’s wrong for him to cheat during marriage when he didn’t?
It’s not bad but then he becomes like any other ML out there. Carcel is actually the costar with Ines. He’s not just Ines’s ML. He’s so much more than what is portrayed in the manhwa and it’s kind of a shame that all people see is a golden retriever, obsessive simp but it’s really the manhwa that has reduced him to this.
I'm glad you enjoy the manhwa.
But it's still a no for me.
Just a personal reason, honestly. Whenever I come across a manhwa with a playboy/manwhore/sleeps-around ML, I immediately drop it.
It reminds me of my father, who was a cheater and then married 3 other women. He always said, "I'll change, please forgive me," but no... womanizers never change. That's why I always get anxious with womanizer MLs. I can't forget how my father hurt my mom, and I hate it.
Fictional stories are my escape from reality. Why should I read something that will just irritate me?
just wanting to warn new readers like me that the ML slept with the whole fucking nation while being engaged to the MC