
the first uke was very immature and only cared about his own feelings. he didnt bother finding out the truth and went out and enjoyed sex with someone else. then demands his partner cherish him, and doesnt cheat on him, the way he did.
it would have been perfect if he had ended up alone. he doesnt understand the meaning of respecting and cherishing other people. only cares about himself.

Its gotta suck to always have present in your mind that your partners ex is better in bed than you. that one chapter ruins the entire manga.

I agree, it does put a dark shadow over the rest of the story. But, I'm kind of hoping that the gardener said that to his ex just to be nice. That's what I keep telling myself. The feeling I get from him is that he is completely head over heals for young master, both physically and emotionally. But yeah, that made my heart hurt.

I agree - totally disrespectful. There are a lot of people that just don't think like that though. I know the gardener had another reason he wanted to go, but I would never take my boyfriend or date to an ex's, nor associate with them for that matter. The potential for conflict is just too much, even if there is nothing between them.

you make a great point. everyone has their own mind and opinions. its up to us to know, what kind of things we would find acceptable in a relationship. what kind of disagreements we can put up with. if only that scene hadnt been included this would have been one of my favorite mangas. i like to pretend that one chapter doesnt exist. XD

I know exactly what you mean! I usually don't read comments but I just had to see if anyone else caught that -_- It left such a bad taste in my mouth that I honestly couldn't enjoy the second half of the story like I did the first half. I know this might sound crazy but I think I would have rather had him (the gardener) cheat, apologize profusely and then proceed to say the sex meant nothing and it was all a huge mistake. I know that both scenarios are horrible but I guess that would be my best of 2 evils. That one page really stabbed me in the heart. I know that sex doesn't necessarily equal love and I know he's crazy in love with his master but really?? I'm so bad ugh

even though the seme was sleeping around. Not to mention their first time was a few hours after the seme slept with the other guy. i just hope he showered and brushed his teeth.
also, he wasnt satisfied getting a BJ from the uke, how will he be satisfied with now getting anal? how will this magically make him faithful?

Just forget common sense, forget the fact that they can exchange phone numbers. Forget that they can meet out of school, at their home, a love hotel, an alleyway. If you can do that, you can open yourself up to loving this story. The only thing i dont like is that the guy that was against them never got what he deserved. He had students beat up, and yet he gets to be the one controlling the schools. He should have been expelled at the least. The author tried to redeem him, but they failed in my eyes.

Katsura has to be one of the most selfish characters ive seen in a yaoi manga. the entire manga all he cares about is his own thoughts and feelings. no one else matters. he doesnt mind having other people hug and kiss him, even when he has a partner. Im glad he did at least push them away. But he still hangs out and goes on dates with his best friend, the same guy that kissed him.
he knows it hurts his partner, but his own feelings are all that matter. Sou deserves so much better. i kind of wanted Sou to end up with Katsuras older brother.
When a 3rd guy became obsessed with Katsura and threw it in his face that Katsura is trying to juggle his boyfriend and bestfriend, who both have feelings for him. he acknowledges this, but doesnt care and keeps them both in his life. I thought his attitude was really messed up.

agree!!

But i think he's not selfish. He has not confidence and that's a problem in a relationship. You know what they said, you need to love yourself before you can love someone. I think it's like this. Katsura needed to love himself so he can have the strenght to be with Sou. (Sorry if i said something wrong, english is not my language!)
It bugs me that she says she needs a man to heal her unhappiness. happiness comes from within, depending on another person is a dangerous slope. her constantly throwing herself at guys to be happy, shows she doesnt respect herself, which makes them not respect her. i dont means she lacks self respect from sleeping around, as i think people can do what they want so long as it doesnt hurt anyone. but she NEEDS men to be happy. that shows she doesnt value herself anymore.
I totally agree with you, just wanted to add that it doesn't matter what kind of person you are, you can be accomplished and what not, if you lack the self love, value, respect, you will end up unhappy and sad.
thats very true. thats probably why you see so many celebrities commiting suicide and using drugs. they have everything, but dont love themselves.