If this series ends with Haesoo being with himself, I'll take that to be a perfect ending....

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Haesoo doesn't need to be alone to learn self love... and expect that a MC end up alone in a Yaoi story is not really realistic. We are here to read a love story... if it's the end of one and start of a new one or the fixing of an existing one.
Haesoo needs what is happening to him right now ... incentive to rethink what he always had and if that is what he will want from now on. The plot is not only about Haesoo nor it is about Haesoo old flame and he moving on by himself. Taku is very much part of the story as much as Haesoo himself and Joowon. We are learning about Joowon and Haesoo past and present... and it doesn't make sense to introduce Taku just to ignore him in the plot.
Haesoo will end up with one of them and this author knows how to write stories with good relationship development so don't worry ... Even if Haesoo doesn't end up alone as you wish, he will have reached the self love you mentioned and the person he end up with will probably be the one that values that.

Haesoo specifically needs to be alone to learn self-love. He is constantly in some sort of relationship, as if he doesn't value himself without it. I'm not here to read a love story, I'm here to read about these characters and their development. I don't really understand what you're against here, I never said that Joowon or Taku are unnecessary parts of the story or that Haesoo should just get better by just doing it. This situation he is in now will help him to get to where I want him to be, I never said this situation is unnecessary. And I never implied that Taku should just be introduced and then go away. All I said was that I want Haesoo to love himself, and if he ends up with no one and loves himself, that would be a perfect ending. I know this author knows how to write about healthy relationships, I've read Fools. And from this story, she also clearly knows how to write about people. Haesoo does need to be alone, and he especially needs to be away from Joowon for a long time. He's been carrying an immense amount of pressure, guilt, burden and unfulfilled expectations due to their continued relationship. Taku can still be an important part of the story without getting together with Haesoo in the end, we're already seeing that importance now with how he's affecting Haesoo. Seeing him get beat down by everyone around him but Taku shows just how important Taku will be to Haesoo. In the end, we're agreeing on everything, we both want Haesoo to love himself regardless of who he does or doesn't get with. The only part we may not agree on is that Haesoo doesn't need to be alone, but someone like him absolutely does - he's a codependent mess, he needs to be okay with being alone before being able to be someone. If he does end up with someone, cool. But I don't care about that, I'm not here for that; I want to see how he develops into loving himself.

being able to be WITH someone*, not being able to be someone