danini's manga / #Cheating(20)

another 5 star just to offset the low rating... like sure the art isn't beautiful (but honestly I quite like it, the characters aren't all ikemen, and there's more focus on the story + feelings!) but it's a more 'mature' kind of story? plus all were surprisingly wholesome :)//

5 stars because i don't agree with 7.8 stars (why do people rate manga so much more sensitively than manhua??) i feel very conflicted about this... on one hand, i really really do understand the hatred of cheating, but on the other... i think it's explored in a way that is a lot more understandable here. i don't think Uke was staying with his boyfriend as a safety net, but rather trying to cling onto the sense of stability and independence from the ex who broke his heart. still shitty, but in my mind not as bad as Seme actively pursuing a relationship (sex on the first meeting!!) and forcing sex and meetings when Uke was clearly against it and trying to distance himself. -- i *very much* agree that they both do really shitty things, but i think we should at least acknowledge that Uke tried to go against it and was clearly having an internal struggle. cheating can be nuanced (still BAD, but with some shades of grey)--

trauma ≠ permission to be an ass i think such a deep-seated character flaw needed a lot more time + development; here it felt like there wasn't growth, the guy just ended up liking a guy who wasn't *actually* in a relationship (with his best friend!!!!). like, i definitely needed more time and more growth to be able to forgive the mc and root for his happiness.

hmm... this honestly had some potential? like, it would be morally yikes no matter what, but i feel like additional context (ex: why he ghosted, how he got tgth with the sister, why did he get her pregnant??) might have helped. i am kinda interested to see this authors future works

weirdly wholesome?? like yes it's ntr, but the wife doesn't love him + also has affairs.