@Satansslut669 Firstly, thank you very much for translating! I am forever grateful to angels such as yourself who use up their free time to translate and post these series. Sending you lots of love from the bottom of my heart.
THIS is a really good assessment that I haven’t seen many talking about. People who have similar desires in life usually have better/more stable relationships (though, sometimes *certain* personality differences are fine). Plus, long distance is a whole other beast.
I am a very rational person, even when I'm in love (and I am by the way~ in love, I mean). I believe that feelings aren't enough to make a relationship last and evolve. The way I see it, besides BOTH parties affectionate feelings, it's also important to know yourself and your own shortcomings and also the other person's, to be able to somehow predict and measure your compatibility with them (even more so when you're already at a certain age which you have the desire to settle down and make a family). Nobody's perfect, but knowing what you want and what you don't want in a partner is quite crucial to determine whether you should persevere or not in a certain relationship on the long run (having this mindset helps avoiding unnecessary drama and heartbreak, trust me). With that being said.... It's essential to be able to tell apart which shortcomings should and should not be overlooked.
In this story's case, for example, if I were Hana, even if I acknowledged that the ML's very dense, careful, awkward or whatever personality-wise, I would never have initiated a relationship with him, even if I did like him. She confessed to him twice already and was instantly rejected both times. He decided to leave for Germany without a second thought. Even then, he never contacted her. When he came back temporarily, he only saw her because someone else happened to invite him to visit her (it was never his own action, it was purely by chance. Otherwise, I 100% doubt he would have moved a finger to come in contact with her again). He saw her boarding the bus to go on a trip with her boyfriend (usually, trips with boyfriends imply sex, more so when it comes to the japanese culture) and still, he ended up not really saying anything and letting her go. His every action (or the lack of it) screams that he does not really care about her. When he confessed all of a sudden, it sounded shallow and impulsive. It's a recipe for heartbreak. This guy never met her halfway, not even once, and this is an extremely serious and unacceptable shortcoming of his (or plain lack of interest). Like many others pointed out, he just doesn't deserve her. Hana should have tried her best with the omiai nameless guy. Aaah, such regret... If this was a real life story, after dating for less than 6 months and breaking up, Hana would probably become an old maid, she doesn't seem to have a good eye for men.