yep I totally agree!
Couldn't agree more! That's why I mostly read yaoi.
There's a more mature feeling to it.
Most shoujo manga doesn't feature smut, because it's mainly made for underage girls. If you want a mature story, it would be more appropriate to look for Josei (or Mature/Adult) manga. Josei is pretty much like shoujo, but for older women (18+.) Josei and shoujo can have pretty much the same kinds of stories, like student life etc., it's just that Josei can take on more mature topics and mature views than shoujo.
Yaoi has sex scenes because it is not for underage readers (never stopped me though..haha). There is shounen-ai for that.
In my opinion, this shouldn't have been tagged as shoujo, it should have been at least Josei.
Yes I agree with ypu so much, BL really is the best combi of Smut and feelings, straight smuts almost always fall short, with random sex scenes that are usually the same (rather submissive girl that lets the guy do everything) is not like some BL aren't like that but they have more power play and change in dynamics, maybe because between males they are both supposed to be the dominant part/ equals , unlike with a woman that is, sadly, usually given the submissive role just because she is a woman （￣へ￣）I think I've never come across with a Shoujo with smut with a Dom girl, unless is a straight up more fetishy story that is suppossed to go like that , not a more natural feeling that they can switch in bed for fun.
To be honest I think more shoujos should have "smut" just to show a broader spectrum of the characters relationship and make the reader more invested in it (also it's pretty hot). I think maybe why BL is more popular with many people is because it doesn't shy away from the sexscenes. I'm not talking about turning the story into hentai, but just showing everything in the couples relationship I guess.