Now let's hope Nao catches a cold and Nishina nurses him back to health. Then either will Nao start to fall for Nisshi or will Taichi take his brain out of his ass and start behaving like an adult. I'd be fine with both outcomes, but I still prefer Nisshi over Taichi. Taichi makes me sick in the stomach right now.
Totally shipping Tachi and Nao, because a few bumps in a relationship doesn't mean you give up. If so, you'll never form strong serious relationship and lack the resilience to get through problems. Tachi explains as to why he finds it hard to continue this relationship. Im not kidding Nao and Nishi will have the same problems if they were in a relationship. What Tachi and Nao are going through are the aspects in relationship that needs to be discussed cause lets be honest nobody wants to be treated like a dirty little secret. Homosexuality is not dealt in the manner like it is in the western world. Japanese culture strongly embraces filial piety so Nao does need to think about his family and their attitude about his love life. Also is everyone forgetting about Tachi following through with his love (high school to college not dating anyone), sole purpose being to reunite with Nao. If Nao falls for Nishi because he was ignored I'm seriously going to be pissed, because it should take more than a few weeks of kindess to fall out of love and in love with someone else. If that's the case he will be falling left and right for everyone that's kind to him.
You have to take into consideration that this is yaoi, not real life. It can't be considered a real portrait of a homosexual relationship, simply because the author is a woman, probably heterosexual, and Japanese above all. Homosexuals face problems in every country, not only Japan, but this doesn't mean that all gay couples out there handle their relationship the way Taichi does. I'm quite sure a lot of couples, be it hetero o gay, face difficulties together and stick together until the end, even if it means to break up. I'm not saying he has to fall in love with Nishina immediately (but again, this is yaoi and it happens all the time!), but he has the right to look elsewhere if Taichi is not able to give what he needs :)
I know that homosexuality faces lots of problems everywhere, but since this is a Japanese manga i was pointing out problems that the author would target within that culture. And yes I do realise this is fiction, however, that doesn't mean that the author wouldn't use real world problems within that cultural context, since its the best way to reach out to the readers. My earlier comment was me justifying why I thought Tachi and Nao should hold onto their relationship. They are definitely in love with each other, and yes, Tachi isn't using his brain right now, but that doesn't mean Nao should should disregard their past happiness. Yes he has the right right to look elsewhere, but he should work on this particular relationship till he feels that its impossible. It takes a lot more effort to solve problems and work through a relationship than it is to break up, they can probably do this, because their share a past (tachi holding onto his love of Nao, I feel that its been disregarded, because Nisshi's past was shown). Its not definite yet, but I was just stating my opinion in the direction i would the manga to go in (i personally hate love triangles, it bothers me to no end, but it is a popular trope). I think Nisshi deserves a guy for himself, one that would love him fully (⌒▽⌒)
You're not the only one, I hate love triangles myself. A LOT. But in this case, it's not really a love triangle. I mean, Nao and Taichi love each other and Nishina has a most likely one-sided crush on Nao. He isn't pushing his feelings on Nao yet, he's a mere observer who tries to support the one he likes. Moreover Nao and Taichi apparently had problems even before Nishina, at least on Taichi's part. And you're right, THEY should hold onto their relationship, but at the moment it looks like Nao is the only one doing it. Don't get me wrong, I'm not pissed off at Taichi because he has doubts, it's only natural and human. What I can't accept is the way he wants to clear them, that is alone and without taking Nao's feelings and thoughts into consideration. If Nao keeps trying to have a decent conversation with Taichi and Taichi keeps brushing him off, I think he should start to consider distancing himself, that's it. Will it take time? Yes. Will it be painful? Yes. But he can't wait for Taichi forever. Even so we all know it's not gonna happen, Nao and Taichi will be together in the end and Nishina will find someone else. I'll probably change my mind with future chapters (if Ogeretsu decides to turn Taichi into an adult, obviously), let's wait and see where this goes (▰˘◡˘▰)
A lot of people (including me) can't stand Taichi simply because they can relate to Nao's situation. It happens a lot in heterosexual relationships as well that the partner wants to take a break, which often leads to a breakup. In Nao and Taichi's case you have to add the lack of communication. As for me, if my boyfriend were to act like Taichi I'd be so broken I wouldn't be able to eat and sleep for days before recovering. It must be terrible being left to wait for an unknown amount of time without knowing what the outcome will be and what's going on on the other party's mind. Sure, as readers we know what Taichi is thinking and that he loves Nao, but what about Nao? He has no idea and he keeps being rejected by the one who claims to love him. In my opinion this is not a mature way to handle problems, it's just plain cruel. Nao should just learn to value himself more and give Taichi an out-out: if he wants to be with him and talk about how to handle their relationship together he's more than welcomed, if not Nao is free to find someone else (and not necessarily Nishina). A relationship is made of two people, not one. Taichi doesn't have the right to make decisions for Nao and cannot expect Nao to wait for him withouth giving him an explanation.