Uhm! Exactly what I was thinking! You worded it so well! Anyways, I love this story a lot. I know that stuff like confessing to move on is not really a thing in the real word and it could ultimatley lead to complicated relationships, I still feel the authors dedication to show us that saying waht you feel is better than just bottling it all up. I learned a lot of things in this manga since Mahiro's anxiety and lack of confidence really hit home.
I might make this my Go-to manga whenever I feel unconfident. It was just THAT precious ヾ(❀╹◡╹)ﾉ~
Indeed ^^ while the scenario isn't necessarily ~realistic~ i feel like the manga conveys an important message, and for that i am glad. Too much romance relies on "outer threats" to create conflict and suspense in the story, which is both unrealistic and superfluous. Human interaction is already quite difficult enough without the addition of 9 love rivals and a villainous father -.-
this story shows that the key to good interpersonal relationships isn't eliminating threats created by other people, but actual communication and interaction. Even if it hurts in the moment, even if it's difficult or causes disagreement in the moment, doing your best to convey your feelings and in turn doing your best to understand the feelings of others is the way to go imo ^^
So, I'm the type of person who avoids drama and detests love triangles (or any other geometric shape of love). But I'm not really mad at the sister, or Ginga, or any of the other characters in this manga. Why?
Well, because with the way the author wrote this, it is clear that it was never about "gaining" or "stealing" or "winning" love. I feel like the emphasis in this work is quite largely and explicitly on the importance of communication. The characters confess, not because they're trying to win the affection of the others, but because they are trying to communicate. To be understood by others and to in turn understand others. We also see this in the interaction between the main characters, and between the main characters and the side characters. The turning point is when they stop "thinking" and start "saying" what they feel.
So yeah. I don't like love drama, but in my opinion, this manga... doesn't classify as such. It was made very clear from the narration that there was never any "outer enemy". This manga is about dealing with one's own internal feelings in relation to others, rather than interpersonal conflict. And I myself think that internal feelings and the expression of them through mutual dialogue and conversation is such an important and undervalued aspect of interpersonal relations.
This turned out very long, and perhaps a bit too deep, but I guess i just wanted to say that I appreciate this manga's theme and message ^^