Blastaar posted:
Seriously, I have never figured out what people who hate the Yukino cheating part want to have happened--her getting burned at the stake? Setsuko denouncing Yukino to all her friends?
I had similar conversation in different thread. I get people not liking that MC of yuri manga slept with guy (purity crowd) and idea of cheating in general, which is understandable and is something that is a big no-no for me as well. But regardless of w/e it was justified or not (hot-take, I think Yukino did nothing wrong), I agree I don't know what else people expected to happen. They cleared misunderstanding, they talked about it, they accepted what happened, but decided to stick together and work on improving their relationship, so nothing like that happens again. Saying it didn't matter, wasn't addressed and there was no punishment or consequences is just plain wrong. Makes me feel like we read different manga.
Having been cheated on by someone going through a bit of an identity crisis, I really connect to that arc on a visceral level. It's rough reading it while mentally reliving the worst period of my life, so I get why some people might react so negatively to it. Having had that experience, part of what makes it tough to read is that it is somewhat realistic given the characters' ages and experiences. At the same time, that's also why I can empathize with the characters and the way they choose to move past it instead of letting it end their relationship.
For a relationship to survive something like this, two things need to happen: (1) you can't dwell on it or constantly remind your partner, and (2) you need a promise that it will never happen again. Trusting that promise is probably the tougher part. But perhaps the first is why some feel like it's not fully addressed? I feel like the story addresses both of these points rather well.
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