Reccs for manga where an ex-boyfriend lives well in spite of an abusive girlfriend?

[CharonTheSabercat]

I'm keeping up with the one where he breaks off with his abusive girlfriend even after she fell in a hole and broke her leg, and I'm also reading that one where the ex-girlfriend is a zaibatsu heiress and for some reason he's this super ninja with killer abs and chuuni battle scars. I tried reading that one about the brother who was kicked out of his abusive family of like 9 sisters and one shitty mom, but I lost track of it.

Basically stories where a woman lives well in spite of an abusive ex-boyfriend are a time a dozen. That's basically the entire "light novels for women" genre. Lately I've been hooked on "guys who flourish after getting out of a bad relationship" stories, but I feel like there's more than I'm actually finding. Any reccs?

ALSO: doesn't necessarily have to be a girlfriend. A wife, or even being estranged from his family, works too. But NOT "kicked out of the party" fantasy manga where the guy has a secretly OP skill. Needs to have the relationship/emotional element.

 

[Oobaka-san]

I'm seconding, was about to write a request for exactly this. The two in question, if I'm mistaken, are Zekkou Kara Hajimaru S Kyuu Bishoujo to no Gakuen(the zaibatsu) and Osananajimi Kanojo no Morahara (the broken leg one) correct? Love both of those.
One other I can recommend is I'm a Personal Magician Who Wants to Live a Slow Life in a Frontier Town, Disconnecting from My Childhood Friend, an Alchemist Who Harasses Me with Power, Complaining That the Material Collection Rate is Low Even Though It's a Material That No One but Me Can Collect. (DANG that's a long title). That one is complete, BTW. There's only one chapter left untranslated, and it's pretty much a wrap-up "where do they go from here" sort of thing (I read it raw).

But yes, I too would LOVE to see more stories like this. I especially like stories where the abusive girlfriend learns remorse at some point, even if it's near the end. A story where the guy simply gets free and she's bitter that her toy's gone, or where he turns things around and gives her a fittingly painful life is also fine, but more than anything I want to see them look back at what they've said and done and regret it all (and spoilers, Osananajimi Kanojo does this very well, as does the magician one, though the author of Osananajimi Kanojo apparently felt the only way to create an opportunity for the guy to accept her contrition was through some seriously messed up events that I don't even want to describe, but the new red tag on the top should say enough).

 

[Mangamoz]

Man, that is one specific niche you're asking for there.

 

[Oobaka-san]

Man, that is one specific niche you're asking for there.

No more niche than a guy who stands as the foundation of a great adventuring party getting kicked out because his party members don't appreciate him, resulting in them losing most of their power while he excels on his own (just try to count how many stories there are that perfectly fit that description). And the fact that there are already at least three series with this exact concept of a guy is in an abusive "romantic" relationship with a girl, finally breaks free, and manages to do great without her keeping him down says that there's definitely room for such a story, and potential for more. I know I ate all three up, and am thirsting for more.

 

[CertifiedNutter]

A Warrior Exiled by the Hero and His Lover
Batsu Hare
A Sword Master Childhood Friend Power Harassed Me Harshly, so I Broke off Our Relationship and Made a Fresh Start at the Frontier as a Magic Swordsman
I'm the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire! (kind of skirting but it is how it starts)
A Slow Life After Being Expelled, Which I Never Wanted?: I was Supposed to Have Retired - blah blah very long
The Frontier Life of the Low-Class Ossan Healer and the Lovely Girl