Thank you for the reply and for being respectful! I understand what you are saying and I agree that it should have been worded differently. It is true that what is happening in the game and the example with my friend are vastly different but the core of both scenarios is a possessive personality (which can take many forms). I don't feel that it is relevant on who starts or wants the relationship however (the playing field should be equal). If the guy can see other girls the girls should be able to see other guys (an open relationship for both parties).
Your reply speaks volumes about you. Instead of going into instant attack mode you had a level head and tried to understand where I was coming from (unlike some of the fanboys on this site). Overall, I think the game is very well done. This dialog just really hit me where it counts unfortunately. The whole "I can be with other girls but you can only be with me" dialog could have been left out entirely in my opinion. It just makes the MC seem insecure which is a common trait among possessive personality types.
Thank you for your hard work and dedication to this project! I wish you the best of luck and success on it!
I'll never go into attack mode if someone exposes his/her reasons respectfully. In my view of the world, respect should be repaid with respect.
Allowing Emma to see other guys would ring NTR alarms whether she uses that right or not (she doesn't have any intention to use it, she is only trying to arm-wrestle the MC into not seeing other girls). The MC has been in an open relationship on both sides with Saira and none of them has used that right, but Emma is Emma, so he (who already can be in a relationship with Norah, Erika, and Eileen at that time) sets the ground rules. Eileen (if he's in a relationship with her) or AVNs (if he's not, since he's an f95 user) have given him the harem idea and he wants to avoid any NTR vibes.
Although I recognize that another wording would fit better, think about it in another light:
* Imagine the first girl the MC starts something with set a ground rule: They will have a monogamous relationship on both sides. The MC can accept it or not, it's up to him (or the player). She is also being possessive but it's up to the player to accept, because it's a kind of possessiveness we are used to in real life.
When a relationship starts the ground rules should be clear to avoid hurting anyone, and that's what the MC tells Emma. "I'm with other girls, or I plan to be, and I won't abandon them for you. But you won't
start anything with other guys. It's up to you to accept those ground rules". Emma accepts because she thinks she can change the situation in the future once the relationship is established. Here the key is the "start" in bold. If she already was in a relationship, the ground rules could be different, but she isn't so opening the door to other guys is out of the equation.
