Morinaga's way of thinking is not off. If you think about the character, he has been rejected by his family all the time, and he's asked to behave in certain ways, pushed to be who he isn't, and even asked to "get married already". Yes, the mom is trying to change, but she never asked; she's still imposing on him, and she didn't prepare him for anything. Morinaga has been doing things independently since he was a teenager. I'm pretty sure that things would have gone differently if the mom had taken HIS feelings into consideration, not imposing with an apology, like she has always done. People tend to incline to the "character that's hurt", "the one that is sorry", "the one that lowers the head". But there wouldn't be a need for them to lower their heads and be sorry if they haven't done something bad. Actions have consequences and people need to be ready for them. The fact that Morinaga doesn't want her there is just a consequence of her actions; he wants to spend time with the person he loves and feels comfortable with, that's it.
Morinaga's way of thinking is not off. If you think about the character, he has been rejected by his family all the time, and he's asked to behave in certain ways, pushed to be who he isn't, and even asked to "get married already". Yes, the mom is trying to change, but she never asked; she's still imposing on him, and she didn't prepare him for anything. Morinaga has been doing things independently since he was a teenager. I'm pretty sure that things would have gone differently if the mom had taken HIS feelings into consideration, not imposing with an apology, like she has always done.
People tend to incline to the "character that's hurt", "the one that is sorry", "the one that lowers the head". But there wouldn't be a need for them to lower their heads and be sorry if they haven't done something bad. Actions have consequences and people need to be ready for them. The fact that Morinaga doesn't want her there is just a consequence of her actions; he wants to spend time with the person he loves and feels comfortable with, that's it.