Issho ni Kurashite ii desu ka? - Ch. 44 - How Do You Choose Whom You Marry?

[MangaDex]

 

[nxneil13]

Thx for the Tl!

Im happy for more hikari, but i need more

 

[Virtualplayer]

LOL I called it in the last chapter - "this would be a Yukari retrospective on on her views of getting hitched." Absolutely predictable.

https://forums.mangadex.org/threads...-about-past-love.2293074/page-2#post-26445375

Also cute - Mine's offspring kicking biological Mom to the curb in favor of Yukari.

I'm also not surprised Yukari's been married before. All the FMCs in the Sharehouse represent a segment of the spectrum of bachelor women demographics, and she is the older, mature Onee-San who's seen and done a lot, life-wise.

 

[ciera]

Mommy

 

[phorx]

Make out with Yukari onee-san and leave Lili to get hit by a bus or something. Good riddance to that useless girl

 

[ClothoBuer]

Something tells me Yukari's marriage backstory is going to involve DV.

 

[oryzas0]

Holding hands like that seems psychopathic

 

[outinthegardener]

Holding hands like you're using a manual transmission barely qualifies as holding hands! I'm super curious what she's getting at. It's either a strange metaphor, or he was abusive with fists.

 

[CulR]

SASUGA, SASUGA KEI.

I didn't expect this... but there's possibly a TRIPLE METAPHOR!

1. Literal
   • The hand holding gestures, on a surface level, asks the questions: Can we cohabitate? Can we BE together?
   • But the test is about how someone lives with another, not just if they do. A physical and emotional test.
2. Emotional
   • The interlocked hands represent a form of living together that is sharing, closeness, equal effort..
   • The fist-in-hand style might represent someone who lives in emotional solitude—distance, hiding, no connection.
   • So we can see that this test asks: Can I live emotionally alongside you—intertwined, not just adjacent?
   • The scene itself is part of the MC’s observational journey toward understanding emotional compatibility. The metaphor is character-facing.
3. Narrative
   • The end card's placement, with the title "May I Live With You?", right after an emotional moment gives it weight by association. It’s like the manga is quietly nudging the reader:
     “Did you notice what he just experienced? This—this is part of what 'living with someone' really means.”
   • This turns the title into a meta-metaphor: it echoes through the chapter and series, highlighting that THIS—learning the emotional meaning of “living with someone”—is what the series is really about.

NAH I'm just kidding. Sasuga Kei is here to emotionally gut wrench us by trolling the story.

 

[Skater901]

Old chapters are unavailable but new chapters are being posted? Most curious.

 

[chipusu]

Fist-fucking?

 

[GG334]

i want to heal her

 

[kuchiki9988]

Something tells me Yukari's marriage backstory is going to involve DV.

Yeah, that hand holding is all about a controlling and suffocating partner, it's gonna be a heavy story for sure

And the authorities should check Mine's story and that kid living situation, he acknowledged two other people as his mother and father lol

 

[18thMoon]

At first glance, this chapter might feel like just another filler chapter. But in truth, it offers real insight—especially into Hiromi’s internal struggles. It’s not just about him dealing with societal pressure to get married as he gets older. It also dives into Lilli’s perspective on love and marriage.

Lilli would rather have a comfortable life with someone she feels safe around than chase after something idealistic. That mindset explains a lot about her past decisions—particularly why she left Hiromi the moment things got complicated. She didn’t feel safe or secure in that relationship, so she walked away. Her idea of a perfect partner might look like Hiromi on paper, but that doesn’t mean he’s the one for her. Honestly, I’ve always felt they shouldn’t have gotten together in the first place. It was too soon. Hiromi had just gotten out of a relationship with Chika, and instead of rushing into something new, he should’ve taken time to reflect and grow.

Now, in this chapter, we’re seeing the effects of that emotional weight. Hiromi is overwhelmed—surrounded by people pushing him to be in a relationship, to get married, to start a family. It’s such a contrast to his mindset ten chapters ago, where he was the one craving that kind of future. After his breakup with Lilli and his return to Wakayama, he thought he could escape all that pressure. But life keeps pulling him back in.

And that’s where the double-edged sword comes in. On one hand, marriage and family are beautiful goals. On the other, letting the world around you decide your timeline can lead to disaster. If Hiromi jumps into a marriage just to please others, and it’s with the wrong person, it could fall apart just as fast. He needs to live for himself. That’s exactly what his grandmother was trying to tell him—she just wants him to be happy. Her only real fear is passing away and leaving him alone in the world. And that? That’s completely understandable.

But the real kicker in this chapter is Yukari.

Yukari is a woman with experience. When she reached for Hiromi’s hand, there was something powerful in that moment. Her presence alone could make a grown man melt. She’s been married before, and I think her being in the share house now is going to be an important lesson for Hiromi. She’s living proof that marriage isn’t always forever. It might start happy and end in heartbreak.

From the way she describes her previous relationship, it’s clear that her husband was emotionally distant. She wanted intimacy—holding hands, closeness, a real connection. But he kept her at arm’s length. Even something as simple as how he held her hand—no interlocking fingers—symbolized that distance. That’s probably why she ended up in the share house, rebuilding herself.

I’m just speculating, but I hope the next chapter digs deeper into her story. Either way, while I don’t see Hiromi and Yukari becoming a couple, I do believe she’ll become someone he deeply relies on for emotional support. She has wisdom he desperately needs.

But hey, that’s just my opinion.

 

[Valle_reading_manga]

Mommy

This boy will make it far one day

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It's just an hour by plane

Said no one ever. Are you fucking millionaire traveling in your private-jet

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I was going to say this is a big damn filler chapter, but it looks like Yukari wanted some time to wind off as well. And if this cliffhanger (sorta) is not total bait, probably not for a pleasant reason...

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Thanks for the upload!

 

[razorshaleh]

Holding Hands Mommy do segs later on next chapter?

Thanks for translating

 

[Nekotofu]

Oof.
Domestic Abuse arc coming soon.

 

[Kitsune_115]

You know first few chapters I thought this was gonna be an average harem with an end game moving foward but then I checked the author of it and realized it was gonna be sooooo drama filled until we get to that. Well well well here jt comes another one

 

[MiguelH224]

Something tells me Yukari's marriage backstory is going to involve DV.

Seems about right

 

[Kiyoshiro]

i think her prev marriage was indeed abusive ones.considering she used to be fat,maybe from stress eating