u/CriticalTea6516

This is a general statement in regards to this genre but right now im rereading The Abandoned Empress and I can’t stop thinking how dumb it is that Jiyeon was made empress over Tia because she was summoned from another world. While it is very much touched upon in the series itself I can’t help but think back to the other times this trope has played and how it’s been completely overlooked in other series’s. Like, we need to be politically aware here: You, as crown price/emperor/king, demoting your wife/fiance (or in other cases, straight divorcing her) because of an icon that the temple worships is insane. Regardless of whether she was your bethrothed or married, you are either exceedingly stupid or a pawn of a ruler.

That kind of act should by all means cause massive political turmoil, regardless of the kingdoms stance in theology. Maybe it’s just me but isn’t this the kind of stuff that actually serves as casus belli (cause for civil war/coups) from a nobility’s standpoint? (If not, then the direct brother or whatever claiming regency?) Of course this all depends on how deeply rooted themes of liturgy (and just how much power the empires religion itself holds up to date ) but from what I’ve reread, some of these stories just let it happen without consequence.

Maybe it’s on me for expecting a touch of realism in a genre where girls are actually reincarnated but I do think it’s rather asinine. (Anyways, I really liked The Abandoned Empress until the story started making it painstakingly clear that Ruve was the male lead and I’m rereading it because I like flocking back to glitzed up trash. Seriously, the art is eye candy to me)

I've gotten a real fixation on children being raised (double points if the female lead is the older sister) by fls and practically giving up everything to make sure that their younger brother /sister is able to live a proper child to adulthood.

This doesn't even have to be OI either I'm just looking for general recommendations within the scope.

I think I've only read a couple of these. Pretty much I'm looking for anything where the female lead sees the male lead (or the previous male lead) choosing another woman over her and just goes “Okay.” and simply leaves both emotionally, physically, and maritally? Like she just doesn't care enough to make a fuss over if and packs her things and goes

Just finished reading HTWMH and Izek is genuinely leagues above Riftan. I remember going into this series thinking it was going to be another UTOT situation, and to an extent it was. I found myself constantly making comparisons between Riftan and Izek because the similarities were too uncanny to be a coincidence. But after fully catching up I think I can say with full confidence that Izek genuinely dusts Riftan in terms of real character development in the “asshole ml who hates the female lead at first and constantly neglects her” department. Riftan… is almost in the exact same spot he’s been since the first chapter. I understand that growth itself isn’t a linear path of progression, but there is a certain point where after all this development in your relationship with your wife that it becomes a dead horse being beat.