Alhena's manga / #Heroine(25)

the antagonist actually wasn't a bad person, but she was abandoned, wanted love, and overreacted during the process. if the female lead had only listened to what she wanted to say properly...she might not have become the antagonist at all. but because the female lead pushed her away, the true antagonist of the story was able to reach out to her and use her for her own. the female lead had all these assumptions about her "secret plans" when in reality, she was just a girl who felt alone, and thought that copying the female lead would get her love the same way others love the female lead. she's pitiful, but not a villainess, until she was discarded. dropped as of chapter 40

as someone in a romantic relationship myself, i find this a very, very good portrayal of a realistic relationship between two people. love isn't perfect, and it's important to recognize each other's flaws and communicate your feelings to one another clearly. if there's any regrets i have about relationships, it's that i wish i knew that in the beginning. express love freely, and communicate your thoughts, whether it's your fears, concerns, or frustrations. love is something to be grown, not kept in a cage. and love is something one chooses to do. every day, i choose to love the person i love. some might say that love is a fleeting thing, perhaps that is true. but staying in a relationship, that is a choice. and it's a person's choice to decide whether to stay or not.