The Professor Who Reads Love Stories - Ch. 34

[MangaDex]

 

[miglouche]

I feel like I forgot, why did she initially not tell her girlfriend that she met a reader of her novel?

 

[w1987g]

I feel like I forgot, why did she initially not tell her girlfriend that she met a reader of her novel?

Or why she hasn't she told her girlfriend she accidentally met her dad for work?
Or why she's looking into her mom's past?

Or why the daughter hasn't told her dad that's she's a lesbian?
Or that the dad hasn't told her daughter about her mom, ever?

 

[ARealCoolGuy]

I feel like I forgot, why did she initially not tell her girlfriend that she met a reader of her novel?

She did tell her girlfriend that she met a reader, but like the guy above me said, she's kept everything else stupidly secret; it's to the point where it all feels contrived.
Just say you're going out to do research (not a lie), why tell these boldfaced lies and get caught out?

 

[PsychoWar]

Or why she hasn't she told her girlfriend she accidentally met her dad for work?
Or why she's looking into her mom's past?

Or why the daughter hasn't told her dad that's she's a lesbian?
Or that the dad hasn't told her daughter about her mom, ever?

Fr, story has been a bit infuriating.

She should have told her gf about everything and leave it to her on whether to pursue the truth or not, otherwise it's none of her god-damned business.

Now it seems like shes getting too greedy with what her publisher / manager (can't remember) told her.

That trust and goodwill she got... In the trash.

Very infuriating but I'm already invested in this story, fml i just want our MC to finally be happy 🥲

 

[freakofnature]

90% of romantic drama consists of PEOPLE NOT FUCKING TALKING TO EACH OTHER.

 

[lucisan]

Or why the daughter hasn't told her dad that's she's a lesbian?

je gyung has been pretty consistently characterized as someone concerned with others and how her actions affect them. it's neither an unsympathetic situation nor a strange/out-of-character stance for her to take, at the very least compared to the other more contrived plot beats.

we get a more explicit look at her thought process at the end of ch21: she's afraid of how coming out could affect her dad, who she believes to have enough interpersonal burdens wrt stability as-is. between being widowed (to a late wife whose world he "always worked hard to keep getting invited"), having an emotionally estranged extended family, and a daughter living abroad, it's understandable she has reservations about coming out and possibly "taking" one of the last close relationships he has left in his life.

granted, some of that last part is definitely projection and more a personal fear of change on je gyung's part. she knows how one's opinion can do a 180 on even family or a lover for reasons out of their control. she's afraid her being a lesbian could cause her dad to resent her, paralleling how her grandfather treated her dad following the economic crash, and even more personally, her ex-girlfriend leaving her after falling in love with a man.

and even if her dad has shown interest in her love life, and even further that he doesn't find same-sex relationships strange, this isn't the same as being explicitly told that you'll be loved and treated the same after coming out. it's unfortunately not uncommon for people to "tolerate" homosexuality in people outside their circles only to be uncomfortable with or outright reject lesbian/gay friends or family members.