I liked the three couples quite a lot, but I still hate the "everyone is gay" trope in BL like COME ON!!
Ugh, you know what? Maybe I'm just being too bitter, YALL CAN LOVE WHOEVER YOU WANT, IF THE STRAIGHTS ARE THE TENDENCY LET THE GAYS ALSO BE THE TENDENCY FROM TIME TO TIME, AMEN THANK YOU LORD ARCEUS
You act like being gay is rare. It's funny when most people react the way you did but dont bat an eye when there are only straight couples in the story.
Yeah, I realized halfway lol I have to change that way of thinking, but I do find myself thinking how annoying it is to have only straights in some mangas from time to time lol Hopefully I'm not too far off xD
Statistically speaking It's probable to have only straight couples in a story... Now let's count the probability of 3 random friend all being gay - it's very low. (I don't count the senpai because he approached the guy out of interest)
In this day and age? Really? I believe you think the probability is low because most people dont like to flaunt their sexual orientation. So we cant always be so sure if someone is straight or not. So let's not try to always assume someone is straight and just stay in our lane :)
First of all - it has nothing to do with "this day and age"... and I never assume someone's sexuality. let's say that 20% is gay (and I rounded up from 16% data I found). basic math does the trick and 0.8% chances of that happening... MAGIC (￣∇￣")
But this is still fiction, in most stories of fiction (realistic or fantasy like) there are things that are not likely to happen but they happen anyways to make it interesting, a story with only average things happening is probably not that very entertaining in comparison. So even if in real life the probability is low, it's still interesting to show that in a story because even if it's low it can still happen and that is one of the great things about fiction, to be able to "experience" things that don't happen often :^D
and FYI: I agree that when talking about statistics, they are not made out of assumptions, so at least I didn't think you were assuming people's sexuality, I think the other person assumed things about you instead which is kind of ironic xD
Last thing though: you have to be careful with statistics, because sometimes what they measure doesn't mean much, sometimes the details can say more, like demographics, maybe there's a generational difference, the newer generations appear to be "gayer" than the previous ones, so for highschoolers maybe that percentage of how many are gay is higher than you think ;^))
That last page!! What if the prof past life was ALSO involved with those two!! Maybe he was the one who tried to shoot woochan but shot minjae instead or something
That's exactly what I was thinking too!
And that's exactly happened
Why is it so weird for them to think of the possibility of them being sex friends?!?!??! Why do people insist that romance and sex always come together???
finished reading, yeah they like eachother lol but still kind of upsets me that others would insist on never considering that a frienship with benefits could be supported as well, if those two are not comfortable with going for romance yet then that is also ok /o/ <3<3
i think it's cus they're so obviously in love everyone's insisting to be romantic etc. in other mangas (they all end with love) but at first one of the characters does have sex friends and nobody insists they love each other because they show no signs of it, until of course the other main character comes along and they fall in love. it that makes sense sorry..
This is fiction, there are tv shows/movies about murderers and all, and people can still like those characters while knowing that murder is just wrong. So it's ok to like BL characters who do shitty or questionable things, while still knowing that sexual abuse is wrong and all irl.
Let people enjoy! And let people dislike the things you like too! ٩(๑❛ᴗ❛๑)۶
Age doesn't really matter per se, it's about having consent and a good power balance, having the partners in equal footing. Just like you can't assume all older people are smarter than younger people, you can't assume the level of maturity and responsibility of people by age only. I had a friend who had a 21 year old boyfriend while being 13, it was their first relationship for both and they were very shy and cute, both didn't really know much about dating, now they're still together and their relationship is legal, and healthy as always!
Yeah, but I can't help but always think what the 20+ person is even thinking about. A teen's interest in someone older makes a lot of sense , they're always wanting to grow up fast, but what could the older one possibly see of interest in someone so far apart in all ways? The mindset, goals and basically, the general understanding of the world, changes so much during those crucial stages that it just doesn't make sense to me that, knowing all that, the older person would even consider it, I'd think they have some kind of mental issue. I got creeped out just by the thought of it when this one 17yo boy tried to have something with the 25yo me, he seemed like such a little boy to me, even though the age gap wasn't so big and we shared many interests and opinions, but that one generational gap made me feel worlds apart. Maybe it's just me, though, I'm glad it works for some, I guess.
Same. My parents have a 10 year age gap and have been together for over 25 years. It kinda sucks when people scream pedophilia. It's not the same, you guys. Those creeps prey on the innocent who barely have any understanding on what it means to be in a romantic relationship or haven't even fully developed. Consent, communication, and a good power balance as you've said, is key to having a lasting relationship regardless of the gap. Besides, it's not like the guy in this manga's a child. He knows what he's doing.
Just a tiny bit of info, my mother was also in high school and was courted slowly over the years. They were lovers in a healthy relationship. They're religious so they didn't have sex until marriage (yeah i personally think it's silly but it's their choice lol). Even then, they took eight years to have a stable income, car, and home, before they decided to have a child. Circumstances for every couple is different. Don't just label things as "ew gross it's wrong!!! age gap!!!!!!!". Who they are as a person should be factored in before calling things right or wrong.
Wait hold up, imo age doesn’t matter once you’re legal. However your friend was 13 with a 21 year old, for me thats weird because your friend was most definitely not legal and really young, glad their relationship turned out well though and he wasn’t a creep
when one of the people is underage then yes, age does matter.
This became very controversial wow I mean I understand why many laws forbid this kind of relationship because of certain patterns and statistics of what USUALLY happens with people in that kind of relationship... but putting law aside every case is quite particular in it's own and not all relationships are the same in the end, so I prefer not to treat ALL underage kids as some completly pure and innocent beings who know nothing about the "real world" because that is just not realistic xD it doesn't apply to all of them at least, I give them the space to be treated seriously
i sound so mean but even if they’re aware of the ‘real-world’ the older person should know that they’re probably coming off as a creep and atleast wait until they’re legal (it’s only like 2-4 years it really isn’t that hard) if they still want to date by that time
Your friend is a victim, absolutely creepy.
In edo period japan, a common behaviour was "nanshoku" which was the love of men by men, it actually was considered a more "pure" form of love than a man and a woman. They eventually got westernized and homosexuality became an "identity" instead of a behavior and was starting to be seen as a sinful thing. If you read about nanshoku and historical homosexuality in japan, its super interesting actually
I'm learning japanese so I kind of read a bit of the raws... just gonna say, the tag says "romance" for a reason as well as "psychological", just by the way ;^)))))
I read them too!!!
SPOILER??
The end had a fluffy feeling~ I'm so happy!! They suit each other so well
*reads title*
You know you can be bisexual right? even pansexual if you believe there's a difference with bi. It's not like you HAVE to be one or the other, sexuality is not even a binary...
(ok, that was lame, bye)
dude it just says "straight or not". everything else is included in the "not". you'd have a point if it said "straight or gay" but it doesn't so please stop getting defensive for no fuckin reason
I was just joking u.u, I wasn't serious at all... Sorry... I try to be funny but I still know I'm lame, that's why I said "that was lame" I meant me, not the manga. More than being lame, I guess I'm just bad at expressing myself. I won't try again if that is ok with you :^(