Firstly, the spirit and personality of fmc and mc should be strong, secondly, the story should not focus on that rape and it should not turn into a tragedy, for example, in berserk (manga) the rape turned into a tragedy and fmc suffered a big psychological trauma, but in E Romance (manhwa), the rapist was punished very badly very soon and mc and fmc forgot rape and the story did not focus on it
Yeah, the problem though is that's just fiction, and the truth is that >99% of people IRL who get raped/assaulted experience trauma. I'm someone who personally prefers stories that are based on a certain level of realism, they don't need to be fully realistic, but just believable enough.
Of course, NTS can also be implemented in a way that does not require NTR (to experience the emotions associated with NTR).
I'm very much a polyamorous person IRL, I'm not a jealous person at all, and I'm also not a possessive person, at least in the sense of wanting to keep my partner away from other dudes. I'm only possessive in the sense of wanting to keep my partner safe. Sex to me is all about having fun and exploring yourself as well as your partner(s), kinks, desires, and fantasies. Sex is an important part of a romantic/emotional relationship, but they aren't exclusive to each other. Casual sex for fun can be perfectly healthy, even when you're already in an emotionally committed relationship, and can bring a lot of fun and excitement to a couple. Obviously this only works if both partners are secure in their relationship, and don't have jealous/possessive personalities.
NTR is supposed to invoke jealousy and/or feelings of being inferior, which to me doesn't embody what I like out of an NTS game at all. I prefer loving relationships that just let the couple explore an open/swinging relationship for fun, excitement, and exploration. Something that is inclusive for both partners, that they can enjoy without any big drama or relationship tension. (Which is what happens when both partners aren't fully onboard usually) Since I'm not a jealous person to begin with, NTR as a genre doesn't really invoke the intended feelings for me personally. I don't
not play NTR games because of jealousy, but more-so the betrayal, and lack of honesty and communication.
Cheating is also a hard
NO for me in a relationship, however, since I'm a polyamarous person who prefers sexually open relationships, for the most part I only have to worry about emotional infidelity. Assuming my partner respects our sexual boundaries that we already discussed beforehand that is.
My boundaries IRL look something like: No sex with mutual friends unless we're both included
/ no sex with family members period
/ no staying over at someone else's place (sexual partners)
/ dates with others are limited to casual, club, or party settings only (no romantic nights out)
/ if any feelings arise outside of the relationship- that person is to be cut out immediately (unless both of us are interested in a poly relationship with another woman)
/ no bringing anyone into our bedroom without consent, and lastly (most importantly)
/ always sex with condoms, unless it's someone we both know and trust, and only while the female partner (my partner or the other person I'm with fucking at the time) is on birth control.
As long as those boundaries are respected, I have absolutely no issue with an sexually open relationship. Now obviously I don't care about all of these boundaries in the context of a visual novel, but some of them are still important to me, even in a fictional setting.
As soon as trust is broken, and there's betrayal in the way of purposely broken boundaries or emotional infidelity, that's where I put my foot down, and there won't be no second chances.
Sorry for the long rant, but I just felt like we weren't exactly on the same page with how we view this area of discussion, and why I feel the way I do about it. I don't like forced NTR/Cheating, and I don't play games where the former is unavoidable, period. I don't care if it's willing cheating, rape, blackmail, doesn't matter, I can't get enjoyment out of any of it. As long as this sort of content remains avoidable/optional, it's existence is perfectly fine and doesn't bother me.
But hey, if you enjoy it, you enjoy it. I don't judge you, or what else anyone may like that I don't. I usually just go on my way if I find something I don't like and am not interested in. We enjoy what we enjoy, we're all different at the end of the day.
