im going to have to disagree with you on that
there is a concept in psychology called the Rosy retrospection were you remember the past more favorably and thats exactly what this seems like.
i think there are some really good bl manhwas from before/until 2017 like dark heaven and blood blank which are actual masterpieces and unmatched, but most were really not that good looking back lol.
most of the best bl manhwas ive read came after this "golden era" you speak of
(also you say toxic smut was introduced in 2019, when an easy target came out in 2016 and that was a terrible experience for me lol)
Specified "not being rude" for a reason , You totally didn't understand what I mean to say ( I'm not a client you are being a psychologist to ,plus psychologist "never judge" that's the first thing in oath while taking the licence) okay back to topic i never asked for anyone's agreement in the first place it was my opinion which is true from "golden era" and toxic smut I meant the bls at the time produced where non toxic toxic one were rare ( as you mentioned the one) and from "toxic smut introduced in 2019" from that I mean the glorification of toxic smut romance (which is true you can't deny that) every second manhwa bl is now romanticizing abuse ,less production of soft bl and more toxic bl. You can see the old bl manhwas list produced till 2017 and then start looking at the bl produced from 2019 till now (This all I'm saying in regards to "BL manhwas" not including manga or manhua)
There is nothing to debate about what I said if you don't believe why don't you go through the history more you will see more you find my words true (with being biased )
Bro ,Judging you clearly did , from your first reply to "whatever" didn't sound like you are here for discussion , your tone was mocking/personal throughout the conversation doesn't fit for discussion nor debate, lol you mean public post are made to start a debate bro not everything is an argument
At last it was nice talking to you now I have to go
Byee, good night and sweet dreams
Already into yaoi mangas but this was one was my first BL "manhwa" and this was so underratedly famous back then the author even won a cash prize for this with killing stalking author has first prize ( both were published in same year so it was hard time switch for me lol) but it's sad how new readers and even old ones looking down on it ( maybe because it got no spicy scenes making it boring for them to just read dialogues)but if you see it from 2016 the author did a god job (award was the proof) being into bls from decades now, BLs back then were more focused on emotions than being physical with each other. Uncensored Smut got introduced only after mid 2018 and toxic smut 2019 , I will be very honest till 2017 it was an golden era of BLs many beautiful one belongs form that era like Never understand ,At the end of the road , etc. (I'm saying this regarding to bl "manhwa" the down fall of fluffy non smut bls to glorifying toxic romance bls manhwa went a drastic change ) but I'm glad there on time to time we get good bl manhwas.
This is my opinion not being rude with no intention of debate and argument