Nibun no Ichi Fuufu

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[kakaokat]

I saw this manga in a Instagram ad for a sketchy website and I figured it can't be that good, just trashy clickbait. But I randomly came across it again and I ended up binging the whole thing, and dang.. It was actually really really good. 8/10, I enjoyed all the characters, however it was pretty concerning that the message at the end was kind of "if you stay strong in your marriage, your spouse can always change for the better". In reality, guys like the husband of Yuka(?) who is actually very emotionally abusive (constant insults/degradation, isolation from outside, physical intimidation such as throwing plates) rarely change that easily and often just get worse. Still, I think it had a lot of good things, such as exploring the topic of female-perpetuated s*xual assault on a male victim, and navigating hurt/distrust/fear of disappointment in a marriage.

 

[Pirateryoko18b]

I saw this manga in a Instagram ad for a sketchy website and I figured it can't be that good, just trashy clickbait. But I randomly came across it again and I ended up binging the whole thing, and dang.. It was actually really really good. 8/10, I enjoyed all the characters, however it was pretty concerning that the message at the end was kind of "if you stay strong in your marriage, your spouse can always change for the better". In reality, guys like the husband of Yuka(?) who is actually very emotionally abusive (constant insults/degradation, isolation from outside, physical intimidation such as throwing plates) rarely change that easily and often just get worse. Still, I think it had a lot of good things, such as exploring the topic of female-perpetuated s*xual assault on a male victim, and navigating hurt/distrust/fear of disappointment in a marriage.

Definitely agree to all of this! Especially in regards to Yukas husband. Leaving an abusive partner "to punish them and make them suddenly better" often makes the abuse worse just as you said. People that abuse just don't work that way, and I speak from unfortunate experience. Leaving can often trigger the abusive partner into deadly rages. Narcissistic abusive people will often also love bomb you to lure you back and things end up worse than before once they have you hooked.... it's a hard thing to truly escape from. I wish they would have taken the chance to explore a more realistic outcome for that couple as I feel that the view they presented is an extremely dangerous, idealistic lie.