Not at all--the author is quite clear that Risa and Yuri are OK with their relationship going forward, even though it's complex and ambiguous.
But (some) readers are definitely not OK with that relationship, not because the author hasn't made it clear that it's the case, but because readers don't think the couple should be OK with that relationship, due to the bad behavior/unhealthy responses, etc. of the characters. The "mixed" reactions are to the behavior imagined as if it were happening in real life and outside the context established by the story.
The discussion immediately launched into a debate about which character was or was not a "horrible person," when it's clear that neither the author nor the characters in the story are at all concerned with that--the third or fourth comment here was simply, "disgusting."
Well, personally I think both Yuka and Risa are messed up one way or another. Well of course Yuka loves Risa, and she does want to proceed it's just she thinks Risa is still doing what she does back in the days(sleeping around) and it's clear she's not okay with it based on her saying she hates the thought of Risa being in some else's arms.
I think a lot of us, just like to see it as direct as possible. Because we fear the unknown, open endings or endings where we don't get a direct conclusion has always rubbed me the wrong way. I've read one-shots and stories where it seems like the feelings are one sided.
Where say it seems like person A is just going along with person B. And you never get to understand if person A loves person B; or person A is just feeling obligated too. Or in some cases readers know for sure that A and B got together, but something just felt off. It just feels like both parties aren't involved, and one is engaged but one isn't. And this just leaves to number of questions.
One of the most prime example is Historia x Ymir, viewers can tell that Ymir genuinely loved and cared for Historia. The problem was Historia, did she love Ymir, yes. But, was it romantic? Was it platonic? We don't know and we never got to know.
This is why we NEED Risa's perspective and understand her thoughts. Is she just bad? Is she just a tease? Is she reasonable? Is this story as realistic as we think it is?
The concept of "not all relationship is perfect," has been overdone so many times wrong—this isn't the first time mangakas has tried to put realistic concepts in romance. It's the fact that writers(just in general) thinks a "not perfect relationship," means one/both is/are people who aren't fitting with one another, but continues to "make it work" because they love one another. Like if the only thing keeping your relationship together is "making it work," then that is very unrealistic on many levels, if you want realism get on Luka Megurine's level of "Just be Friends." I can evaluate the whole song and music video if I have too, if you don't know the song I recommend that you listen to it and watch the music video. It's depressing enough to make me cry a river.
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