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i think that’s what the side stories are for…. they are trying to make it not go to that path

I feel like you kinda missed the point that the ml doesn't know how to love properly, thus the start of the story, and only knows how to love the FL (not good at the start of) and well....the side stories are supposed to show how he learns to redirect some love to his son as well, since he only learned how to love the FL

Yeah I get that but we didn't even have to go down that path to begin with. At the end of the day its up to the author what tropes and storyline they wanna use, so if they wanted to, this trope wouldn't even be in the story yk. They could've made it so the ml loves his kid just as much as he loves the fl with no issues and we would've believed it. During the rescue arc for their adoptive son, they actually made it seem as though the ml came far when it comes to his emotions. With the way he actually went out of his way to rescue him and even called him his son made me genuinely think that he had come far enough to be able to actually love his real kid and then they pop out w this shitty ahh trope.

The author could have even made it so the ml goes through his identity crisis on being unable to love his own child before the kid was born like when the fl was pregnant or even when the kid was a new born. Because this way the kid wouldn't have to actually experience being in competition with his dad for love yk? Im just saying that if they were going to use this trope as development for the ml then there were other ways to do it so as to not make it so cliche and gross. Or we could have just not gone down this cliche path at all.

I mean he was taking his time until she told him they'll be in separate rooms if something bad happened. Plus he didn't see him like a son, he described him as his master's toy that must not be broken. He cared for him but it was difficult for the ML to love anything as much as he loves the FL. Besides he never received parental love but is trying just didn't know how to treat him and used FL to cope with everything. Once she was gone, he was forced to face his feelings and see those around him, you can tell he's slowly letting himself love others. It's more realistic, like how the second side story that said those who are meant to be transcenders or whatever, are meant to live lonely and boring lives. He was made to feel nothing his whole life. Of course, them talking about a second daughter would be bad since he still trying to know how to love the first.

I stopped reading when the dad started competing with his son so I kinda have no idea what ur talking abt. But my point still stands, manhwas need to stop using children as character development for the male characters, its weird. I understand that the ml didn't love the adopted son like a son or as much as he did the fl, but that could have been where he developed the ability to love b4 having his own child. He should have had his character development then and not while competing with his toddler for love.

Imo they shouldn't have had kids of their own at all, bc if ur gonna make a character whose whole thing is that he only loves the fl and feels no affection for anyone else, you can't then choose to put children into the mix. Cus then it makes it weird, it was cute when it was just him and fl, but its just weird to use as character development as no child should go through that.

children in real life cause character development for every parent as well.

Yeah..and thats real life... this is a manwha. This kid was made specifically for the character development of the ml, which im saying authors need to stop doing.

you are not making any sense. obviously ml not feeling instant love towards the child makes the most sense since he’s not capable of loving anyone else except fl. if anything, i’m glad the author is exploring this issue more rather than sweeping it under the rug. every child related manhwa/manga/manhua will cause character development to other characters. you wanting authors to stop “using” children as plot device do not make any sense because everything in a story feeds into the plot. everything has its own place. they can’t just exclude one piece of the story from the plot. how ml acts is apart of the plot, the gender of the child also matters for the plot and how fl navigate ml’s possessiveness towards her drives the plot as well. you can’t read a story and be upset the author is using necessary devices to create the best story possible.

Its not that im not making any sense , the issue is that u can't comprehend what im saying. The plot itself is my issue..u got that? Can u understand that part?? Lemme repeat myself...Manhwas that have obsessive ml tropes where the ml only loves the fl and no one else are weird overall. This specific manwha did very well with that trope and it wasn't so weird since both fl and ml are fcked up. It got weird when they decided to add children into the mix, the whole parent and child competing for the fls love thing is weird and never necessary in any scenario.

In the first place if ur gonna have a ml who's incapable of loving his own kid...then dont give them kids?? Ur telling me over a hundred chapters pass and the ml has had no development in his character?? They made sure to give the fl character development and had her overcome her trauma but they choose the weirdest trope to be a part of the MLS character development? There could have been so many ways to do it but this is just weird.