Japanese-style romance, ladies and gentlemen. First you indirectly reveal that you like the other person, creating a lovey-dovey embarrassing atmosphere. You may even accidentally kiss each other. A number of chapters later, you actually confess. Then (probably) a number of chapters later, the other party properly responds to your confession, and you become "a couple". But remember, even if you're a couple, that doesn't mean that you're not too embarrassed to actually have any physical intimacy. In fact, going on dates might become MORE embarrassing now that you're a couple! The cardinal rule, folks, is that emotional and physical intimacy are completely independent of whether you are actually dating or engaging in any associated romantic rituals. In fact, in rare cases, a boy will slip on a banana peel, fall on top of a girl in a position to begin intercourse, impregnate her, and be forced to marry to take responsibility for the baby. Due to its extreme efficiency, this was the most common method of arranging marriages in the Edo period.