@ttchoubs force is relative, but i'm not defending him. good stories depict human nature as it really is. boring stories depict only the author's desires.
Ah I agree with the comment below. Though drama like this isn't my favorite genre. It's more interesting to me and is definitely more realistic than isekai and magic.
@cksn Nothing relative about the force in "force himself on her through blackmail", but I agree that while there is little room for debating on the nature of the human soul, right now it's an objective situation: guys an asshole and he's being yelled at. They certainly didn't make his whole "you are me" speech very convincing though