All right, so now I'm the one with questions regarding the definition of NTS lol -- I hope this is an okay place to ask? I'm obviously new to this scene, and after reading a bunch of stuff here and downloading a few games, I've tried a couple out.
I tried NTR Phone out after reading the Cathryn route has NTS option. It starts great, but I nope'd out shortly after the first sex scene. She says something to the effect of the store not having condoms, and says something like, "but I still don't have to use them for him, right?" which implies she makes MC, her boyfriend, wear condoms. What the fuck? It felt implied with the no condom for him response that MC wasn't wearing them either, but as soon as she says that, it's like after one encounter, her boyfriend is on a lower level of respect, adoration, EXISTENCE, than the other dude and the way she speaks makes it clear that she feels that way. Maybe I have the wrong idea here, but that's not what I expected when I hear "NTS". I liked the setup and the artwork a lot but that sort of turn wasn't for me...
I haven't gotten super far in Netorase Phone, but that seems MUCH more like what I've expected out of NTS. Laura is encouraging, loving, not leaving him in the dirt or holding him in lesser regard (what I thought separates NTS from NTR in the first place). I'm going to be super disappointed if there's some factor of humiliation or less respect introduced.
Does NTS usually have humiliation and the MC + LI on a lesser level than the sharer (or "bull" or whatever it's called)? I thought it was more about sharing/open relationships, with respect and love held in high regard due to it being a consented experience. If I'm wrong, then the only difference between NTS and NTR is that the couple stays together and the MC lets it happen to his own detriment in multiple ways. I wasn't expecting NTS to be, like, straight up humiliation-focused cuckolding. If that is the case, though, and there's some other tag I should be looking at, I would appreciate feedback.