@Cimoore95 Lol. I think we all know that he likes her. Which makes it worse honestly
Leading people on like that, keeping them by your side without being committed is the worst of the worst. Ik there's no point in talking about this seriously since this is a trope in mangas, but a lot of stuff like this is romanticized in mangas. Which makes me so sad and makes me feel like these authors are either detached from these issues or are trying to appeal to a certain demographic.(probably it's the latter)
In any case, if he has an issue, he could've talked to her about it. Or Just be straightforward, i can't date you. Being manipulative like that... no honey. That's scummy.
What he did, would literally traumatize anyone. And ironically would make them instantly hate him lmao. It's the same as rejecting someone, but saying that "Oh no, i didn't reject you. I'm just... leaving you no choice but to give up. LOOOL". Anyone with a brain would understand that. BUUUT, our fmc sadly has none.
It wasn't a chance for her to let go, but a chance for her to hold on to something that can't happen. Which is even more painful+is destroying the chance of her having future relationships.
Moreover, if she was one of those obsessive people, she could've said i hate you now, so date me. Why? coz i wanna get back at you for being pathetic. That would've been embarrassing.
Think about it. His original intention was to let her move on without being heartbroken, but now he's trying to 'keep' her away from Tsuda. Tsuda, a normal, genuine guy. (might be weird sometimes), but honest. Who could make her happy. And he's saying "nooooo you can't just try to get together even tho i blatantly rejected herrr"
Let's admit it. He's just selfishly dumb. Were his intentions were bad? idk. Probably not. But he's an extremely flawed character. Which is sadly romanticized.
Conclusion: Team tsuda forever. If tsuda becomes bad, TEAM SINGLE FOREVER. FRICK IT
(Edit: Sorry for this huge essay. Have fun reading. I'll go bacc to dying now)