
the "pride as a man" thing will forever make me mad it screams toxic masculinity sjsajaj. seriously i don't think it's like this irl yk, the woman can do things for the man too?? is it like this in japan or what, its this big of a deal if the woman isn't sub

Yes, you're completely right, it is very fixed to the long-established customs from wayyy back.
[Just a rant about my country, just skip it if you're not interested ->]
In Indo especially (where I'm from), because a big majority of the population is very religious, we have to go by the rules that have been made. Like a male always has to do what a traditional male has to do, and a female has to do what a traditional female has to do. If I asked someone here about gender roles, no one would even think of mentioning something even remotely similar to what's portrayed in the manga. I mean, for gods sake a hash tag along the lines of "no feminism" was trending here a few days ago.
i honestly ship these two more ssjajsj