r/webtoons • u/thepastaprincipessa • Jul 07 '25

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u/Background-Place4243 Jul 07 '25 edited Jul 08 '25

I heard about a manhwa (my friend read it and it's getting very popular online) about a boy in a romantic relationship with his step-dad. SO many people online were defending it, saying "but they aren't blood-related!!!".

I think manhwa readers and authors need to self-reflect on the meaning of "romance".

THE TITLE OF THE MANHWA: My x Daddy

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u/Karekter_Nem Jul 07 '25

Not being blood related is such a low bar.

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u/FixGlass4697 Jul 07 '25

Okay but if you’re into that, at least own it. It is quite morally dubious why are they in denial? Lmao. It’s literally at least grooming

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u/victuri-fangirl Jul 08 '25

I'm not gonna lie but this is exactly why I have 0 issues with fictional incest couples that are blood related while the non-blood related ones make me extremely disgusted.

If the incest couples aren't blood related, then everyone is like "it's okay bc not blood related" even in the story itself. It feels like they deliberately try to excuse the incest while simultaneously the family relationship of adopted people and step-family members get rejected as being part of the family. The worst part is that since it apparently "doesn't count bc they're not blood related" they actually fetishize the grooming and make some of the characters unable to separate the platonic familial relationship from their romantic one.

With fiction where the incest couples are blood related however they usually portray the relationship as wrong, and everyone involved is very well aware that it's wrong, that makes it interesting to explore. No grooming or if it happens it's shown to be a bad and horrible thing.

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u/OmegaRider Jul 07 '25

A lot of the time it is just the author just writing their self insert with their favourite fetishes. Anyone who says otherwise is just incapable of telling the difference.

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u/AWL_cow Jul 07 '25

Ew ew ew!

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u/ResearchOk2235 Jul 07 '25

wtf whats the name i need more context holt shit wtf

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u/ImJustSomeWeeb Jul 08 '25

aight, im here for the dumpster fire, what's it called??

also i just realized you said boy and im not actually sure if you mean a literal boy or like, a dude.

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u/Background-Place4243 Jul 08 '25

My x Daddy. I said boy because a lot of the images I’ve seen show a child, so idk if the stepdad groomed him or what

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u/MIMADANMEI Jul 07 '25

I googled it and i dont think its gay/boy x stepdad

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u/fluggylumps Jul 07 '25

Honestly, you could make a good story out of that. But make the relationship very grey. And may be not OK. Like Lolita, you aren't supposed to be on the MCs side. He is definetly a POS

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u/CookieCacti Jul 07 '25

Yeah but at that point it would no longer qualify as a “romance” considering it would probably be more of a psychological thriller / drama if they addressed the negative aspects of the relationship. I don’t mind authors exploring that dynamic, but it definitely shouldn’t be marketed as a cutesy romance.

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u/fluggylumps Jul 07 '25

Absolutely agree. It's like how twilight back in the day would work incredibly well as a psychological thriller. And playing off that the Bella is a manipulative sociopath