You are so right.
Character flaws are important for are character, so he can grow. It would have been good if he punched his ex (hell even I want to do it) but at least they settled the relationship somehow. So I'm happy with it.
Omg thank you, I hate it when people say that they hate a certain character bc they're, for example, a coward and chose to run away. That's the beauty of a story, how characters choose and act differently. If a character did everything right, that would be boring right? A good story is a story with development, especially character development.
Yeah, it ended at a good point, where they had a stable relationship and we can imagine a happy future for them, so I'm happy with it too!
Exactly! If a character did everything according to what we expect/want him to do, the story would be so bland and just plain cliché!
Plus, characters can't change overnight (or else people call the story fast-paced) and I believe that he'll slowly learn to let go of his insecurities as he feels the love of his lover.
No story is without faults, and it's the same with this one.
I agree that the uke is quite cowardly and insecure, but that's just how his character/personality was built. There are countless people like him in real life, as well as in the manga world. I feel like that personality of his made him seem a little more relatable.
I do, however, dislike the fact that he got swayed so easily by his ex, but I guess that comes with his personality (since he's so insecure) and I do believe that if someone else told him what his ex did, he still would've broken up with Shunsuke. So it's not so much about 'him listening to his ex' but more of a 'him letting his insecurities get to him'.
And there are so many people saying that he should've communicated with his partner and stuff, but that totally contradicts with his shy/withdrawn/introverted personality!
The only regret I have about this manga is that I would've liked to see Shunsuke sock that ex at least once. I mean, just one punch (maybe a little more)...