What high school kid understands love anyway?
Exactly why I thought Haruka not understanding love actually validates their relationship rather than cheapens it. Given how widely the topic of romance is portrayed in media, impressionable youths start to latch onto these ideas of love, they start to categorize their feelings to fit these highly idealized relationships they once saw. The thing about this is that they are actually 'in love with the idea of being in love'.
This isn't the case for Haruka & Yuu, since we witness their genuine feelings through the show. They aren't getting carried away by illusions of 'love' as it is largely popularized to be, they simply act on their own feelings.
I agree...it totally validates their relationship, without any misconceptions or "fairy tales" of love they find a way to express themselves...Haruka wanted to kiss Yuu for the same reasons other people like to kiss, she just didnt understand why...
I think a good ex is when young kids in school say theyre dating...its more like a dating game because they dont quite understand it all...
The point is u cant know love until you experience it and Haruka and Yuus mistake is they think their relationship is something unique to them not realising that other people who are in love have the same feelings they do...thats my take on how they start ....after that they know what they have but just havent categorized it...which makes it all the more lovable to watch