I honestly don’t care about what he did, it’s not cheating to me because he never consented to the engagement nor did they mutually establish a relationship, it was mainly one sided by Ines for her plan. Now if he had slept around while married and their love was blossoming, I’d be upset.
exactly.
I will always defend Carcel’s right to live as he saw fit. The only time I would condemn him sleeping with another person is if he was married. For me the childhood engagement is a promise between the families. Marriage is a promise the couple makes before God as adults as Carcel points out to Ines in the early chapters of the novel.
Also, Carcel didn’t even get any benefit from the engagement period. Oscar at least had a period of courtship where Ines and ahim did many things together and went many places together. Carcel got absolutely nothing. Also….spoiler
In the hidden timeline, Ines and Carcel courted for 10 years. They visited each other’s homes and went to banquets together and danced together and spent time together. Carcel used to even ask his father advice as a little boy on how to win his father-in-law over. His father gave him good advice.
Good words: A promise between families. Not between the ones getting married. It was one sided. And an arranged promise makes since, especially during their time.
EXACTLY. People are like cheating this cheating that. At that time they didnt even have a mutual relationship i dont even consider that cheating. Since Ines also wanted this, ok with this. I just hate how people coming after him bcz of this "cheating" thing. After marriage he stayed loyal to the end he is one of the biggest simp for his wife.
They always expect a ML to be a pure virgin totally a simp and only having eyes for FL. Like…it’s weird as hell. Some may also be projecting from their life.
hidden timeline??
exactly like?? and the worst part is there's some genuinely trash ML that people will happily read and write them off as "dark characters" and when there's a genuine green flag, they will trash him like pick the right battles
Yes. It will be revealed in this arc.
definitely projecting. it's this bizarre thing, really, to expect comic book characters to have your morals and values and be your perfect man or something. it's very much giving parasocial k-idol relationships
looking forward to it
Foul. “Paradoxical K-idol relationship.”
Def them!
i couldnt explain this better istg.
Exactly what I think.
I'm glad people are not willing to forgive cárcel for sleeping around (indirectly cheating on his to be wife) but y'all are targetting the wrong man.
it would be wrong if he had continued to do this, or if he hadn't apologised or felt bad for his past actions. he literally actually not only apologises, but also completely flips his behaviour around and is fully committed and only has eyes for Ines.
not to forget INES WANTED HIM TO CHEAT. she manipulated the man into making him want to cheat by seeming like a cold, emotionless wife who will not respond to his urges or make him feel fulfilled in her life.
even Ines has come so far. from wanting to divorce Cárcel to genuinely wanting a kid with him. like??? if you aren't gonna get the depth of the story don't go harping on about the characters you don't understand the complexity of.
media literacy is dead jesus