Amita4ever's manga / #Love- married(19)

One shot

5 chaps - This was a lot of fun to read; had me wincing and chuckling at the same time. Wish there was a sequel and an opportunity to see things smooth out a little more because this couple is going to be a force to be reckoned with when they finally sync - lol.

one shot - Eh *shrug*. Moderately cute, but with the message is realistic - a wife does need to know/hear her husband loves her.

One shot - Not communicating causes so many misunderstandings. I hope people are learning from fiction so they can improve reality.

I was rather surprised. This is an outright honest-to-goodness, realistic romance. There are certain challenges real marriages hit. Certain years and certain life events can be triggers. Kids are a big one! The woman's body changes, rarely for the better. The parents get busy spending time with the kids and less time with each other. The guy may feel the need to provide more, after all, there are more mouths to feed and may start putting in a few more hours here and there. Mom, if she stays at home dealing with the kids all day, can become starved for grown-up conversation Dad may be too tired to provide when he comes home. Or if she works, Mom may still be responsible for a good number of the household chores like cooking and laundry on top of her job. Days can just get really full when kids are involved. The consequence is relationships that were once deliberate are easily taken for granted in the day to day flow of status quo, and guys are especially bad about not noticing it is happening. It's not that they don't care, it's just their needs are pretty basic. They get their satisfaction from providing for their family and making love to their wife, and if he's doing these two things, a man will generally feel like he's succeeding. The woman, on the other hand, is a primarily emotional being and needs to talk, connect, feel loved, and supported. Trouble is because it's foreign to his hardwiring, the man doesn't even notice something's missing from her point of view - just like the guy in this story! And when that starts to slide, the wife often starts to feel insecure - just like the gal in this story. That's real life and that's why I liked this story. It was so very nice to see very real-life problems come to a believably real-life happy ending, especially in this genre that is usually filled with the outrageous and the ridiculous.

This has a lot of the features I think make a good foundational romance... a positive heroine who refuses to give up on her man, strong character growth, no BBV (bed before vows) so no unplanned pregnancies, an OW cameo too short to become oppresive, no manipulation, no toxic relatives, no misunderstandings, no unbelievably tragic back stories (well, the hero has some issues, but they are well woven into his character and not unblievable), a good flow, belivable relationship development (a little rushed maybe, but page limits often require that), and all wrapped up in good art. Been awhile since I could give a story 5 stars.

I really liked this one. Both leads are strong and respectable (but I'll give the FL top billing). It was honest issues that drove them apart, but the FL paved the way for their reconciliation with her independance and her wisdom, and I liked that too. I also liked - A LOT - that the ML showed that men are in control of their hormones and NOT the other way around! There was a lot to like in this story and the art was icing on the cake! Worth reading!

5 stories

14 chaps - 1st of 2 (see also Shinigamihime no Saikon - Baraen no Tokei Koushaku - currently ongoing)

21 chaps