"It is mostly my fault though."
Oh honey. Why are you gaslighting yourself.
Seriously what is it with this trend in manga, victimized women blaming the themselves?
It's especially jarring in this situation since the actual guilty party is clearly aware that it's her who was in the wrong and immediately declares it to be her fault and apologizes for acting like a scumbag.
And then the victim just, ignores all of that and immediately starts blaming herself? Which doesn't say great things about her mental wellbeing.
I sometimes imagine manga as a really cutthroat movie production with a shitty director. It doesnt matter that you cant get along with your co-star and the script is shitty. We dont have much time before this thing gets axed. We gotta get this romance rolling. Whether you like it or not.
Isn't self guilt common in these kinds of situation in real life though?
Usually not on the first date. And depends on what you are "guilty" of. Insensitive jokes, maybe. Prying questions, maybe.This situation, definitely not. At least not without a severe lack of judgement.
last edited at Jul 19, 2022 8:35PM