Glad to see Annette has some sense and isn't vindictive or too perfect. She's the perfect person to empathize with what happened. I hope they become friends!
Honestly, I blame the porn addiction on You's part. Dude literally got off more from porn than his wife naked in bed. He was basically already cheating on her with his phone, chasing the unrealistic sex scenes, so it's not really a surprise that he'd take the chance to have it in real life with a random woman giving him the chance. There's no way Michi can compete with 500 videos of extreme sex where the women do things that are 90% abusive, uncomfortable, or impossible (because it's a fantasy mostly made with women trafficked as sex slaves). When that's your standard, all real sex with a regular, loving partner is going to look dull.
I wish this subject had been explored more, but the author just keeps it as a background idea. Sad, given how common porn addiction is these days.
I'm so glad and happy to see people talking about the dangers of pornography
I don't think he was adicted to porn. he just wasn't atracted to his wife, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to do it with the other girl either.
Perhaps it’s because of the different body types they (wife and the girl he slept with) have. Wife gained some weight, while the other women is thinner and has more of an hourglass figure. But it does often relate of types of porn the man prefers, (I can’t really say this for certain since idk what the husband is into lmao, I’m just taking a guess here) it’s kinda like if you ask what your partner who they think is attractive and they list all these types people and not one of them looks like you in the slightest.
Am I the only one expecting Lester to be paired with the Queen? They just happen to be the right age for each other, he's the only one the Queen has called handsome, and they're both people who like to stand out and buck trends. The only thing holding them back is Lester is intimidated by her (not in a jealous way, but a "she might kill us at any time" way), he's still mad about Yuri's fake molestation incident, and he has a thing for Yuri. All of which could be resolved with time.
But Yuri has brother zoned him and clearly has a thing for Aenon. Y&A look pretty end game, but I don't think the author would just leave Lester hanging like that. Anyone on the Lester/Queen ship with me?
No worries bro. I always ship them from the very start. I'm with u
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Been here for it! Made T-shirts and bought champagne. Sitting here waiting for my ship to sail.
The first time they met he had almost a breakdown and when I saw that I was like "please marry", Idk I might have problems
I've seen a lot of comments about how this feels like a yuri, but to me Claude/Chloe acts like a guy in every scene. Everything about his personality just screams broody/aloof guy to me. Even the way he's drawn feels like a teenage boy with a wig and a dress, or a bad aesthetic swap (especially when he's wearing the big hat.) I'm clearly missing something here. So can someone explain to me how this feels like yuri, aside from the ml gender bending? Because I was kinda given the impression by my gay friends that if you can swap a gay couple for a straight couple and have the dynamic be the same, you're doing it wrong.
the dress.
Wait what so only guys can act like that is what you're saying
They're both pretty. (Plus woman can act like that too lmao)
Well yes and and no. Yes, women and be broody and aloof, but there are certain ways that guys act that girls just don't and vis versa. There's a kind of behavior culture between the genders, right down to the way people speak. Like when you lower the pitch of a woman speaking, it sounds like a guy doing a bad drag voice, not a regular guy. Same with guys doing a falsetto. Even the butchest lesbian still has some feminine tendencies, otherwise, other lesbians probably wouldn't date them. Gay people aren't just pallet swaps of straight people.
The way Claude speaks, how he handles rivals/opposition, his choices, all fit men better than they do masculine women. I realize it is common now to see women act like men in fiction, but the fact is masculine women act differently than men, just like feminine men act differently than women. Similar, but not the same. If you're asking for a gender swap just for the aesthetics, I have to ask, is that fetishizing gay people?
Tbh I have to disagree with that. I think you have something backwards. Gender is just an attribute to who you are, not the other way around. Personality, mannerisms, etc are all unique to each individual and I honestly find it strange that there is a need to categorize what counts as "feminine" or "masculine" or divide actions into what a guy would do or girl would do. Youre asking why people see this as yuri and it's because we see the artist depicting 2 girls - that's literally all there is to it.
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So how exactly is what you're doing any different from fetishizing?
What. I'm not following at all. What am I doing? I haven't done anything bruh
Huh, with how they were portraying the neglectful husband as just not really caring about the marriage, I totally thought the wife and coworker were going to be end game. But then they showed the husband does actually care, it's just he took everything for granted. And the same thing happened with the co-worker's wife. Plus it's kinda satisfying to see everyone get a taste of their own medicine and start making life changes. Now I actually want the married couples to work things out. Very interesting take on a common but not talked about marriage issue.
Nah, he doesn't really care. He's just caring now out of guilt and possessiveness.
tf if he cared why did he ignore her for 2 years, give no gifts, constantly insult her appearance, and avoid sex, then cheat on her
this manga reminds me of another one where they had this terrible relationship and for some reason they end up together in that one
fingers crossed that doesn't happen here
Wow it's been a long time since I've read something where the entire cast had such good chemistry with each other. And this is probably the first time I've ever seen an author get the tsundere trope right, and handle multiple perspectives so well. Definately subscribing!
Pills are probably fake or seal/stunt her powers in some way. So when she stops taking them, her powers return and her body can't handle it. Now the question becomes, is the temple blackmailing her family to keep them from threatening the temple's power, or is the temple suppressing the family's powers to keep them from dying because they're the only reliable source of light users? My guess is power.
i feel like the escliffes are too small of a family to be the only ones supplying light users to the temple. they would probably have better standing if they had family in the temple consistently after all. but yeah, def something sus af about those pills
Honestly, with how much sex they have, if she's not pregnant by the time he leaves, one of them is infertile!
LOL “one of them”
Well to be fair she was under great physical and mental stress for a long time. Until she healthy again i dont think so.
Really? I never knew that a woman’s mental-emotional health would have an impact on their levels of fertility. I suppose it acts the same with menstrual cycles then. Hmm...
I think it's good the queen is being a bit stricter with him during puberty. She's not treating him like Cinderella, but she's disciplining him when he's rude. He's at the age where he's learning boundaries. If she didn't, he'd basically become a soiled, isolated, rich kid.
Also, glad the author actually made Tita go through an angsty cheeky teenager phase. Keeping him as a docile, sweet teenager/adult would've been just way too boring.
Maybe this is just the romantic in me, but I just have a hard time understanding people who value their job more than putting effort into their marriage. (This would be true if the roles were reversed and the husband was the workaholic too). Your job is going to end someday, and after you leave no one will care what you did. Your boss is not going to take care of you when you're sick. Your coworkers aren't going to keep you company in the nursing home. Do you work to live or live to work?
I understand taking pride in your job, but if it ruins your home life, what's the point?
The wife's top priority is her career and her long time dream position is going to come true. I can see why this is her top priority. Like right now my top priority is figuring stuff out about myself instead of looking for a relationship.
Your case is different because you know your priorities and not committed to anyone. But she's different. She's married. That's why she needed to balance both sides properly. The one who lost the most was her husband. A good soul suffered because of her for 7 years. That's not acceptable.
I kind of understand your point, but the husband knew from the beginning that she was a workaholic and still pushed through the marriage. He even says at some point that he wouldn’t mind doing chores but he wouldn’t be a househusband either. Anyways, feelings, relationships and life goals are not black or white or always clear. They change as you progress in life and what today is your number one priority, in two years time can be your last.
You are right. That's why he thought maybe if he helped her with house chorse and everything, she'd start to give him priority too. That's why he supported her 7 years. Marriage means partnership and supporting each other. He did his part and she didn't care.
I wouldn’t say she didn’t care but more so didn’t appreciate what he was giving her. Honestly it feels like he overestimated how much he could handle with very pro active woman like herself.
I do get what everyone is saying about partnership. She took it granted and assumed he would always be 100% ok with anything she does, that’s just an imbalanced relationship. The relationship was bound to fail because these two had different values of what a relationship is. Both aren’t wrong for they want tho. Just didn’t communicate well unfortunately