This is the way how I see it, so others might disagree. The whole shtick of the kink, at least for the majority of what I can see from the fans, is a pure and fiercely loyal heroine's fall and corruption. That, in itself, is already unrealistic and a contradictory. An actual loyal partner would not cheat nor get corrupted that easily.
I wholeheartedly agree. But in the sense that the girl's loyalty is not represented as plainly as just a supernatural immunity to arousal altogether; the testament to her faithfulness is in her hyper-aware action of distancing from/avoiding anything that might brew into depravity at the first sight. But nonetheless, i agree and share the sentiment.
Although note that i am actually open to a Netorare storyline in which the singular male antagonist is authentically a master manipulator who doesn't come across as someone pathetically obsessive. And for me, the greatest manipulator is someone who can convince their subject that the choice they are making is entirely theirs. That is, with minimally resorting to coercion. So with this premise, it aligns with my demand that the
apparent unfolding of the corruption is that the once faithful girlfriend "changes on her own".
I haven't came across VNs/games which managed to pull this off, but maybe it's just due to my relatively narrow (compared to some connoisseurs here) library and knowledge of the NTR scene. I know such must exist, and i can attest that there are more than a handful of VNs/games i played that are approaching it. But for me, none have done it masterfully enough to scratch the itch. An i'd love for you guys to direct me to it.
Yes, I kind of understand the need for "believability" but for different reasons. I want a certain "believability" when it comes to the reasoning as to why the partner would even entertain such an ordeal, but I would not demand the setting to be nearly realistic. I just want it to feel authentic. If that makes sense.
Yes it makes sense for me too. But i guess there is still a great deal of subjectivity when it comes to defining what is "authentic". And i guess for me personally, i'm very inclined to refer to real life (or at least my understanding thereof) when it comes to determining authenticity.
Me watching this whole conversation unfold:
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Apologies. I already got my recs for the day, so i'll stop being a bother... for today.