I think using love as a justification for her actions in agreeing to all this is valid , it makes people do stupid things or things they don't like just for the sake of another which imo is one of the most beautiful things a person can do for another , just like how Josy is pretty much sacrificing her own happiness and mental sanity at times for the sake of Maya but ofc to each their own
Sorry, I didn't make myself clear
I was saying that we can't use the justification of love with Jill because she behaves like that in any case, even if the date with MC has gone wrong, so she does it to defend a "friend", a friend who will find out what's going on only by crossing her in a corridor
then personally I hate when we use this justification, because it's not, a nonsense is a nonsense whatever the reason we do it, it's not that if done out of love then it's acceptable.
BADIK is a consolation game so Jill wasn't risking anything but in reality putting yourself in the hands of a blackmailer to cover up a crime that you don't even know if it really happened and how it happened would be suicide, especially considering the power that belonging to the Royces brings.
Let's call it cynicism. The MC asks if they expect him to stop dating girls. You can take that as him proposing to be exclusive with them, or as him trying desperately to keep his options open. Much as I'd prefer it to be the former, the way Elana had to bludgeon him over the head to realize how bad pursuing multiple paths was convinces me it was the latter.
And hence why I'm less than impressed by his newfound commitment when he can't even be bothered to mention the news to them!

Episode 9 is certainly welcome to prove me wrong.
I see prejudice...
if MC asked for it trusting that they would give him full freedom (which very few girls in love would do) he is in the greatest poker player in history, other than a snowflake
i did not know this, i at least hope the rejection ain't brutal.
pretty brutal
ji "And you..."
ji "I'll continue to be honest while I still have some voice left..."
ji "If there's anything that I've learned from all of this... It's that I'm not cut out for this."
ji "This has been exhausting. Bella said it best to me... I can't keep fighting your battles."
mc "You don't have to do that. You're the one who chose to do it for me."
ji "Not only that... I'm not cut out for dating you either..."
ji "I feel that I need to be alone... This feeling I have...it's not what I want."
mc "Jill... I want to keep dating you. That's why I came here tonight. To tell you that..."
ji "[name]... I'm sorry..."
ji "You're sweet, and you make me laugh...you're challenging..."
ji "And what you did for me yesterday, I'll never forget."
ji "And you'll be my friend..."
ji "But...you're not what I'm looking for."
ji "I'm sure there are many girls out there for you..."
mc "Jill... Can't we at least try again?"
ji "I'm sorry, [name]..."
mc "{i}I've been thinking about that moment a lot...{/i}"
mc "{i}In retrospect, I can't say that I blame her.{/i}"
but still they will remain friends, what a curse this....