so holding hand is a great indicator of cheating as of right now?? do you even understand her inner monolog?? her intention is not clear enough for you to comprehend?? so do you mean external action is much more important than her inner intention?? then what that does even imply about all of mc's external action?? established BFF?? So it is much better to see your GF hangout with her BFF handsome guy all the time than to see her holding hand with a man who have a crush on her for just a moment, and just simply ignoring all of her intention?????? She just simply was caughted by bad timing and angle, nothing more than that.
Honestly, I disagree. You’re trying to defend Reina's actions, but she’s the one who failed to communicate that she had an issue with Yuuta being close to Ayaka. In her explanation, did she try to get to know Ayaka? Did she ever say, “Hey, can I hang out with you two?” so she could better understand their friendship? Did she even tell Yuuta she felt uncomfortable with how close he was to Ayaka? No.
In fact, when he directly asked her if texting a female best friend was a problem, she said no. So what else is he supposed to go off of...except her words? Could he have been more emotionally aware? Sure. But saying we can't fault her for failing to communicate while expecting him to confide in her makes no sense.
These are two young adults trying to be in a relationship. If one of them thinks everything is fine while the other is quietly suffering and saying nothing, how is that fair? And if she then takes those bottled-up feelings and seeks emotional validation from someone else—how is that not cheating?
She could’ve simply opened up and talked to him. That conversation might’ve strengthened their bond instead of breaking it. But instead, she acted on feelings she never expressed, and you’re ignoring how crucial that misstep was.
And in your explanation, you said maybe it was too hard for her to communicate how she felt to Yuuta… but that’s still her fault. As his girlfriend, it’s her responsibility to let him know when she’s uncomfortable. People aren’t mind readers, bro. You can’t just sit there and expect someone to guess that something’s wrong. Sure, he could’ve been more observant, but at the end of the day, it’s on her to speak up. Instead, she went looking for emotional validation from someone else… and let’s be real, cheating isn’t always physical. An emotional affair is still cheating. I don’t know how many relationships you’ve been in, but if you’re not mature enough to understand that… then maybe you’re not ready to be having this kind of conversation.