Getting annoyed with the editor and friends

I don't think so

i think its just common in manga and all to add drama but i wonder ab that (confessing when the person already has a partner) a lot too because like... who would in their sane mind decide to confess when they see the person they like is already with someone else?? imo another funny part is when i see people supporting it... but okay everyone has their own tastes. also seeing how its such a common trope (whether in manga, dramas, etc) does this whole weird 2nd lead nonsense actually happen irl lol

As someone who has spend considerable time in Japan (I was studying there), their dating culture is quite controversial compared to European/North American. What you see in the manga, for example the confessing to a person when they are in a relationship, is common and reflects real life more than you’d think.
This mindset has lots do with normalized cheating within the Japanese culture. Many men don’t see flirting or even sleeping with other women as cheating and do it quite often. Women aren’t excused from this either. Cheating and confessions of love to a taken party are actually quite normalized and it was bizzare to me while I was there and even now that I’m back home in North America.

There goes my chances of finding an Usui Takumi on my trip to Japan. (╯°Д °)╯╧╧

WowIk it reflected life over their somehow, because literally any other type of media that’s outside of Japan usually crucifies things like that

I know what you mean. I was researching Japanese culture while I was studying there so I dug deep into their dating culture. I love Japan, but while observing the dating and working aspects of their culture, those just do not sit right with me.