girl everyone has reasons to be or not be married. in my country getting married is honestly more of a hassle than profits. the only plus side would be shared bankings/your house downpayment but even those things can be done without marriage these days. calling my girlfriend my wife later on in life doesnt make it any less void bc some wackass priest didnt tell us so.
It's completely fine for kotani to not want to marry imo, but the problem is that he dismisses the bottoms feelings towards that subject. If they both have different views of commitment then I don't think the relationship is gonna work out, they should ideally talk over it instead of the fake marriage bs..
its a 12 chapter manga, if you expect them to have a 3 volume conversation on this then maybe its just not what you're looking for. expecting them to immediately sit down and throw everything away to have this conversation is not realistic either. and tho what you say has a point, its exactly the same the other way around. the other guy isnt owed anything by kotani when it comes to changing his feelings on marriage either.
also you clearly do not know what you are talking about with the 'fake marriage bs' as you call it seeing as that in its own shows that kotani is willing to compromise on things and find a way between both their feelings. he admits he should have listened more than assume and comes with an idea that might give the both of them some reassurance. like wtf more do you want from the dude.
the comments being mad someone doesnt want to get married is insaaaane, hope my partner never acts like any of yall cause id love her to death but i aint spending all that shit on marriage