Ig it is just because when they started it feels rlly vague, but I do agree with you haha if they know at what point in the relationship they are at, there is no problem. It is honestly refreshing to see a couple that does not yell "we are lovers now". Instead, we feel it is natural for them to be lovers, so natural there were those kind of comments appearing, so the author did a good job there.
Honestly labels are more of a social construct, I suppose marriage has its legal prospects so that’s a different story, which means not everybody needs to know them. If anything, labels benefit people who are not apart of the relationship because it tells them exactly what point in that person’s relationship the two of these people are at. As someone who’s been in relationships where we never had a label but we knew where we stood, I know they’re not too important. I find people who do need them, are usually the people who are insecure about their relationship which means no confirmation will ever solve what they feel, and that’s more of an honest conversation that needs to take place with their significant other and an evaluation of themselves and why they don’t feel secure enough
I’ve seen a lot of comments... actually if not most of them being about whether or not they’re dating, are they lovers, are they actually boyfriends, what is this? I can’t speak behalf of the author so I don’t know what their motif is, but this is pretty realistic in the fact that not everything needs to have a label slapped onto it. We can see that these two characters care for each other very much and seem to be mutually exclusive to one another. We can confirm that they’re in a mature, loving relationship, and even without a label on it, it would still be the same as them having a label. Neither of the characters seem to be confused about where they’re at, or at least for now, and I think as readers who are done with the cliche, isn’t it better to see a consensual relationship bloom rather than a “We had sex like a decent amount, I’ve known you for a month, and I’ve already whipped out the L word and no we’re going to get married”. This feels realistic and I personally like that. I hope this helps some people