People defended it as a joke last time so I knew that's what I'd wake up to, and for me just as it wasn't funny the first time it's not funny the second time either. In my opinion it's a really strange conclusion for Aya to jump to joke or not, and I really hope this won't become a running bit where we see it a 3rd and even 5th time. That's my opinion and if people find it funny or are indifferent about it that's also fair, for me it's going to annoy me every time it happens though lol
It's definitely valid, not finding the joke funny; it's not all that funny to me either. I just don't think there's much need to look into those joke lines more deeply as of yet. It's the same anywhere else the same joke has popped up in other romance manga and wasn't implying some issue with those relationships. If something changes in future chapters, then maybe but right now it just seems innocuous and comedic. Maybe the joke doesn't read well across cultures. As Appstore said in their comment, it's definitely one I've seen in a few manga with perfectly healthy relationships; so the authors are definitely pulling it from somewhere.
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