#nor will i say playboy/popular jerk/etc doesn't 'deserve' the girl

[lemonduckisnowawake]

You know what? Confession time

I don't actually dislike the ditzy and clumsy and/or overly pure shojou romance female protagonist. I actually like her quite fine and find her somewhat adorable, if in need of a bit of growing up (even if she's an adult; it's fine. People mature at different rates)

Nooooo, what I do find annoying is when that sweet child is paired up with a male lead that's known for being a flirt or treats her like dirt or makes her blush and flounder so much. Could I be annoyed at the female lead for falling for his tricks? No. Because that, to me, would be akin to blaming the victim, and we don't do that here. Yes, girl, you need to grow up and mature a bit but there's nothing wrong with getting easily flustered and the like or being a bit weak. What's wrong is when that beef jerky of a male lead takes it as encouragement and pushes despite you saying nothing to encourage it. Saying nothing doesn't mean yes and I'm gonna throw hands with this idiot high school boy who thinks it does! Come at me bro and you'll see just how scary an angry duck protective of her fictional women can be!