Dame na Watashi ni Koishite Kudasai R - Vol. 3 Ch. 11

[Qira_adan]

Everybody complaining meanwhile since the start of this series even in the previous series, they were always like this and the focus is comedy romance. If you want to read some serious romance just read another series!

 

[hitsuzenwatcher]

Gosh, I thought the point of all of this was for Shunin to realise the need to communicate better. It literally took another guy to explain his point of view to her. At this stage she should just end it and go with someone who actually boosts her self esteem and confidence

 

[hinatassi]

AAARRGHH I CAN'T THIS CUTE OVERLOAD

 

[spidersonbikes]

Yeah aight I'mma still need him to properly apologize though...

 

[yuchiyo]

Why are we letting Shunin get away with not saying directly to Shibata??

 

[fazed343]

In conclusion I really wanna try aged steak

 

[kuro-tan]

no i’s not fine, michiko. he needs to apologize at the very least.

 

[TheGodEmperor]

I don’t get it, her preferring Shunin if he really makes her anxious all the time and other stuff.

 

[Purplelibraryguy]

What people have to realize is, Nakahara Aya's ideal of love is not really about romance. It's not about sweet compliments and dream dates. It's more of a peasant thing--a couple of people happily bickering with each other until they're 90. Her couples are usually like that.
Even after almost 25 years of marriage, I myself am somewhat more about the cheesy romantic lines and nice dates, but I can appreciate her style too. And it makes for fun dialogue.

That said, even I have to admit that the bickering lately could stand to be a bit happier.

 

[JessicaFS]

Thank you!

 

[Ghehehe]

I really love the couple Shunin and Shibata but it hurts to hear that he makes her anxious. I know everyone has their own personality and sometimes it's hard to be more "tender" or "softer" but come on, even though I was uncomfortable with Shibata having a date with Nagumo, he treated her correctly (tbh he was far above the tenderness bar😚) at least. Maybe Shunin could give her a compliment every now and then to make her feel less of a trash? It's true that it's funny when they 'argue' but if he keeps putting her down, she will 'sink deep into another depression and this time it will be because of him. I don't think he should / be able to show her his love like Nagumo did but to do a little gentle gesture without having any further reason or without there being a special event that would be nice (
He shouldn't wait until she's in distress to show her that he loves her, she already has a problem with her confidence, better not make this worse ...

 

[effel]

this manga plays with my feelings too much but i love the characters too much to be angry!!!!!
shunin show shibata more love!!!!!!!!!!

 

[CptHornSwoggle]

I'm going to have a fucking heart attack at this point...

 

[saiki47]

I love this

 

[fulani]

from calling her fat every chapter to making her feel unloved to sending her on a date with another man? neither of them have a backbone. this sequel is so…..

 

[Aurinne]

OMG these past few chapters just had me wanting to flip tables. Did I just have rose-coloured glasses on when I read the original? I swear Shunin wasn't written this outright mean. I mean, I never really liked the hopeless female lead around by the emotionally-closed-off boss type of "romance" to start with, but I totally loved their relationship despite that. Obviously, their chemistry was great and their banter was fun, but there was also more of a feeling that in being blunt with each other they actually gradually understood each other better and build a sense of trust from that rapport. You could tell that a lot of the unpleasant things he said were actually the truth that she wasn't seeing, so it was gradually clear that he generally had kind intentions.

This arc especially has been Shunin constantly saying unnecessarily nasty things, rather than just bluntly honest things, and not explaining anything even when Michiko is being wonderfully clear and explicit about her feelings and needs. At this point, it's not about him being tsundere anymore (not that that's ever been a valid excuse for making the person you love anxious and hurt, but I go along with it because it's a beloved stereotype in fiction), it's no longer feeling cute and fun as in the original. It's feeling sad. I miss the stories when we could always sense his basically good intentions beneath his gruff exterior and Michiko could too, if not straight away then not long afterwards.

I don't normally have any interest in the random love rival introduced for temporary drama, but this was the first time I seriously was wanting her to fall in love with him instead. I knew she wouldn't, but I found myself preferring the idea and hating the idea of her being with Shunin anymore. But it would all have been fine if we'd just had ANY kind of proper communication between them at all. Instead, we're left with him basically in a state where he'll continue to call her fat and ugly and stupid and she just has to know in her heart that he loves her because occasionally he condescends to let her to have meat.

Gah. Ok, I really needed to get all of that frustration out. I hope we'll get some more enjoyable interactions in the future.