Uruwashi no Yoi no Tsuki - Vol. 2 Ch. 7

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@Jacktris I totally agree with you. With the way that things are now, it seems that the male lead is only attracted to her looks, and the author writes contradicting views on love derived from the concept of "love at first sight." Fml's attraction to the ml lies in how he treats her differently compared to the rest of her classmates, calling her "cute." The ml, on the other hand, explicitly states that he only liked her looks (ofc this is expected to change in the future). At the moment, he seems very insincere towards their relationship; granted, it is only supposed to be a "test," but telling someone that you only found interest in them because of their looks is frankly insulting to their character. This seems to be a very common shoujo trope, but I find great distaste in how authors tend to romanticize it (this is only my opinion; as an average looking male with below-average height, these handsome, tall male characters tend to evoke a sense of jealousy in me). Overall, though, the author most likely employs this concept of "love at first sight" to assert the idea that both leads are greatly inexperienced with romance and not to give praise to the ml's inconsiderate actions. Still looking forward to future chapters though!

Overall, though, the author most likely employs this concept of "love at first sight" to assert the idea that both leads are greatly inexperienced with romance and not to give praise to the ml's inconsiderate actions.
This is the thing that I missing out, thank you for pointing this out to me, they are from the beginning lack romance experience, and I can tell from your comment, that the FL is in a bad case right now, like you said:

Fml's attraction to the ml lies in how he treats her differently compared to the rest of her classmates, calling her "cute."

If this is her first relationship and it's not from the ML, she could has a terrible experience for her first bf.

 

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I don't see whats so bad about starting to like someone just for their looks. If your personality is shitty then the relationship won't last anyway. It's just a first impression and looks is what you see first.
My best friend is BEAUTIFUL and guys are crazy for her. Back in the day when she was still insecure (as a teen) and after getting with her the guys lost interest pretty quickly (unfortunately she was so insecure that she lost her personality when in a relationship).

Also I think all of us had crushes on people that were totally not our type looks-wise. Attraction is much more complex than just good looks/good personality.
I once had a crush on a guy who was frankly unattractive (everyone else thought so as well) and he was also very strange and awkward. But something about him was just too cute to not like.
I'm 28 btw and I never appreaciated pretty guys/girls more than I do now - I simply love to look at and admire them. Maybe I don't mind it because I don't compare myself anymore. I'm attractive in my own way and people will either like me or not. I don't have to, or rather I don't even want to, be attractive to everyone

I don't see whats so bad about starting to like someone just for their looks.

Yes there is nothing wrong with it, but to say you love/like that person because of their appearance is not a good case for you. It shows that your preference is shallow and you don't have much experienced in relationship.

When you find a partner, you have to have a mindset that you are find a partner for your entire life, I can tell you that the more time go, the more the appearance disappear whether you want it or not. Second, love by appearance is just a chemical in your brain, one day that chemical will burned out, and what you have left is the realization that your partner outside of appearance don't have any kind of connection to you, and that is how your relationship doomed. With this show that the ML is:

1. Don't really think much about his future with the FL, ok maybe he is just a highschooler but still it shows his relationship process is shallow.
2. Whether he has past relationship or not, it show that he is inexperience in relationship as whole, because if you have go through a couple, you will find that you are more appreciate the connection with your partner than their appearance.