I wish more people were like you,these comments are getting really annoying (╯°Д °)╯╧╧
Hahaha, I guess I am an odd duck. Not many adults over 25 have an appreciation for manga. There are a few dozen of us, but sadly, that is about it. I have been through a lot of relationships of all kinds, from sex friends to lovers to spouses. I know what love is really like and yet I am not jaded by the bad parts or dazzled by the good parts. When you know real love, all the difficulties are worth it and all the happiness is a blessing. There are times when throwing in the towel is the right thing to do and times when it benefits you to weather the storm. Unfortunately, like all experience, you can't learn about any of that without having to go through it for yourself and doing that takes time. Lots and lots of time. Meaning... I am REALLY old. LOL
So, why does it matter if Hokuto had other partners before Yukito? He was in an unrequited love, not a relationship, with Yukito. Furthermore, before this attempt at contact by Horuto, Yukito had been determined to ignore and hide his feelings for Horuto. He had no intention of ever confessing and even refused Horuto at the beginning. Apparently, if you love someone who doesn't love you back, you must become a celibate monk or nun, according to the prevailing opinions of readers. Heaven forbid you buck up and move on with your life. I've loved plenty of people that didn't or couldn't love me back. Sorry, I moved on. That's what grown ups do. Thanks to my moving on, I met my husband of 22 years. I may not have been a virgin when we met, but that doesn't change how much we love each other. In fact, I've loved a guy since high school. In my own way, I still love him now, but he has been married since graduation - that's thirty years ago this year. I love my husband more and he loves his wife. Should I have packed it in and just become a shut in because I couldn't have what I wanted? That's ridiculous, selfish, self destructive and spoiled rotten. You're cutting your nose off to spite someone else's face!
Then again, I shouldn't be surprised by this attitude since 80% of readers are preteens and teens who have only recently had their first kiss and the closest they've gotten to sex is the pictures on these pages, to say nothing of having a relationship that lasts more than a few weeks tops. Taking the opinions of children seriously on matters of love, sex and relationships is like going to a car mechanic to have open heart surgery. The mechanic knows where the heart is located, but that's the extent of their knowledge.