Yes. Nothing was ever his fault. I also love the fact that he calls her out more than once for being sarcastic, yet it seems to be part of his stock in trade. He dumped her in a particularly cruel fashion. When meets her again only a total idiot wouldn't notice that she's rather upset about it. So he acts smug and entitled, doesn't listen to her and manipulates her right and left, basically being a stalker, all the while subtly suggesting that she was the one who broke up with him. Like so many of my gender, his vocabulary doesn't recognise the word "no," unless it's his answer to someone trying to get him to make a commitment. It's as though this manga is telling the reader that the way to overcome a woman's resistance is to keep assaulting her, because your sensual kissing will overcome any brains and scruples she has, and she will melt like a pat of butter in a frying pan. Doesn't sound like the author has a terribly high opinion of her own gender. Well, I don't have a terribly high opinion of what she seems to regard as the ultimate male.
There are some real-life gentlemen out there, but in the case of this particular male, I agree. I kept hoping that something would happen to awaken him to his own arrogance and he'd realize how overbearing and inconsiderate he was, but nope. Let's hope they never disagree on an issue where she actually needs to hold her ground.
And yeah. There are two things I hate that are a norm in almost anything in the romance genre... 1) the woman who can't resist "The Kiss" and 2) and the guy can't stop himself.
That is classic romance, men are not guilty of what they do to yhe woman and is the woman job to forgive jim and give him what he wants!!!
Is the same witg relationships, I feel stupid whwn I read those stories where the woman never had any man after she broke up with the ML because she still loves him, even though it has been years since, or she is seen as a whore if she had a relationship... but it is normal that the ML has a relationship that time!!!
Thos romances are good trash to read when bored but for taking seriously, it onky shows what society thing and expect of women and no matter how horrible the ML was to her, for love she will forgive and obey him!!!
At least those romances are not as bad a chinese romances, those are really toxic!!!
I hear you. You've hit on a few of my personal peeves with Harlequins. I think I'm glad I have read any Chinese romances. Some of these are bad enough as it is!
Oh yeah, Chinese romance, where rape, physical and mental abuse are seen as romantic if it is the ML who do it!!!
I have seen some really bad and the abuse the FL gets from ML is horrible!!!
I meant HAVEN'T read any Chinese romances, and with your warning, I will try to avoid them!
It's Harlequin, so all's well that ends well, but I can't even begin to count the number of times I just wanted to slap him. I really wonder what kind of marriage it will turn out to be, because he never once respected her wishes. It only worked out because she molded hers to his.