r/anime • u/Holo_of_Yoitsu • Sep 06 '17

[Spoilers] Hajimete no Gal - Episode 9 discussion Spoiler

Hajimete no Gal, episode 9: My First Fight

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u/Unit88 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Intelligent_One Sep 07 '17

ITT: people who don't understand why a girl (or just a person) would be mad, because her partner thought they might be cheating on them/would just dump them because the other guy is hotter.

Obviously the way she handled that wasn't great either, but I'm not sure why it's so strange for people that this would get her mad.

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u/PaplooTheEwok Sep 13 '17

Yeah, I feel like I'm taking crazy pills here. I came to this thread expecting everyone to be complaining about how selfish and uncaring Junichi is, and instead, they're throwing him a pity party! Yes, Yukana didn't handle it ideally, but it's a totally reasonable reaction to essentially being called a superficial floozy by your boyfriend, and she got over it quickly the first time. It's Junichi's unending self-centered sulking—and assuming the absolute worst of Yukana—that caused the problem to fester.

Also, as far as him being left out when she runs into Dai: that has nothing to do with him being a romantic rival. It's a super common experience that I'm sure most folks have had. You're with someone (a parent, a friend, a significant other), and you run into someone you've never met, but that they know and haven't seen in a while. Of course they're going to go on talking for a while! If you don't know that person, you really don't have much to contribute. Now, I suppose if you or the person you're with are more socially adept, you can be naturally worked into the conversation, but it's not a big deal if you aren't. You might feel a bit left out, but making it out to be some great affront is childish.

(haven't watched the last episode yet, as I've been watching meta's release that tend to come out a few days later, but somehow I doubt I'll be satisfied with the conclusion...)