Yes, this. You’re spot on. I think that ‘romantic love’ (i.e. infatuation), which has become a standard in In which to measure relationship strength in many cultures does such disservice to the real, involved emotional maturity of real partnership and love. It takes emotional maturity to love someone. It’s about the discipline to choose to love that person each morning when they’re not maybe the best version of themselves; making choices to support their well-being even when it isn’t sexy. I think you’re right - Ueno deeply cares for Mayfuyu - he’s committed to understanding and supporting him with true empathy. It’s not about sexy; it’s about loving someone for who they are and creating space to safely encourage one another to be your best selves. I hope they keep growing together.
you said it so much better than I did. 100% agree
Thank you for saying this.
I'm tired of people saying that Ueno should leave Mafuyu. I think people are seriously ignoring Uenoyama's genuine feelings of liking Mafuyu. People can say all they want about Ueno leaving Mafuyu for someone "better" or Mafuyu not deserving Ueno, but at the end of the day Uenoyama seriously likes Mafuyu. He's not sticking around out of pity or hoping for some big change; he's sticking around because he likes Mafuyu.