I see it a lot that manga authors tend to romanticize jealousy and possessiveness. IRL though, you gotta let your partner have friends. Cutting someone off from social interaction and forcing them to rely on only a single person for all their emotional needs is a recipe for stress and a troubled relationship.

Glad they at least sidestepped it here.

I see it a lot that manga authors tend to romanticize jealousy and possessiveness. IRL though, you gotta let your partner have friends. Cutting someone off from social interaction and forcing them to rely on only a single person for all their emotional needs is a recipe for stress and a troubled relationship.

Glad they at least sidestepped it here.

Insecurity is a big problem around the world unfortunately. Is my partner cheating on me?

Maybe they just went to get tea with a work friend lol

"romanticize" is such a meaningless word lol. They just think something different from you and it reflects in their work, but that word tries to turn "I disagree" into "they're actually doing something harmful". They're not "romanticizing" jealousy, they think jealousy is an important part of romance. A lot of people do, they see it as a sign of passion and devotion. It's just a different perspective than yours.

Or "romanticize" can mean giving an object or phenomenon romantic connotations that aren't inherently there. Flowers are not inherently romantic, but we romanticize them.

To say that romantic jealousy is not "inherently" romantic is entirely a subjective opinion that, once again, many people just see differently. You're basically trying to argue that Hime's version of romance is fundamentally different than what's "inherent" to romance, and I'd argue that her feelings are different due to intensity rather than fundamentally "wrong" somehow. She's got very normal feelings that most people have, just turned up to 11 by her anxiety.

I'm not saying that Hime's version of romance is fundamentally different than what's inherent to romance; I'm saying that NOTHING is inherent to romance, that romance is not a universal or uniform experience, that it's impossible to define, and that attempting to prescribe what is correct or normal in romance is harmful. So I believe that I am agreeing with you rather than disagreeing. Some people consider small amounts of jealousy and possessiveness to be problematic, and some people are upset when there is no jealousy or possessiveness in a relationship. Not everyone has the same standards, which does make relationships hard for Hime (and the rest of us).