
Ok I get hansel having a crush on Yielle but also that’s kinda weird. Like she raised him and I don’t think she will never see him as guy to date. Do people know what I mean, grooming is a nono.

I don’t think she’s grooming him and yeah I don’t think she wants to date him but then again it looks like they parted ways at some point in it he ended up finding her so with that being said she might feel differently after not seeing him for a couple of years also it doesn’t even matter because any man she dates as of now it’s technically going to be like a baby to her cause she’s like 1000 years old but obviously it would be extremely weird if she dates a child but I don’t think she is going to date a child because technically he won’t be a child when he becomes an adult but I don’t know

am i the only one annoyed how this story romanticizes arranged marriages

Arranged marriages aren't neither inherently evil and problematic. As for the story, I think the story doesn't romanticize arranged marriages and if anything, it portraits them somewhat (if we take into account the setting of the story) . They clearly don't communicate enough, and let the opinions they have for each other's characters dictate their decisions, rather speak about their problems and try to solve them. Riftan is focused on Max's outer appearance and acts either as a horn dog or as an overprotective dad with anger issues and Max does the same to Riftan and either acts like she's about to get beaten up and go meet her creator or as robot with no will of her own. In the novel it's not up until the latest chapters that they actually try to use their brains collectively and try to make their relationship actually work. The only aspect of their relationship that is portrayed in a positive light is the sex. And really, you don't need a deep understanding of the other person's internal world for a happy hump session.
the leads are way too relatable and I feel attacked