The comments are funny. First this is a Shoujo, so expect 120% unrealism with stereotypical characters and little depth. Not saying there aren't any Shoujo with depth, it just generally speaking, it doesn't have depth. In Shoujo, most male leads can be mistaken for supermodels and the "plain" female is the supermodels better looking sister.
"because it just means you went looking for shoujo so watered down and sterilized that your world views are not challenged and that you are not made to sympathize with--God forbid--a teenage gir"
If you have the view above, don't bother reading this manga or majority of mangas. Most mangas do not challenge your world view, most are a form of escapism, unrealism and idealism. What they would consider plain looks, in the RW would be considered attractive. Feminist are not going to like this, so don't bother reading it. Seriously, why would anyone read a manga to challenge their views? Don't set the bar so high for a manga or set your views so low. Anyhow, manga already challenge reality and in many cases gravity.
lemonpuff comment kinda of tackles much the haters issues.
My personal views:
This is a superficial manga. The three most interesting characters are Suna's sister Ai, Takeo and Suna.
Being a bloke what first caught my attention is the brolove between Takeo and Suna. They are so different from one another yet seem to get along well. And I have nothing else to say about that.
Ai love is true love that was nursed over a long time and I feel sorry for her. I am curious as to what is going to happen to her. She's my fav character.
Takeo is a very nice person, and he is not ugly he's just big and a real dunce. He is the protagonist and everything revolves around him. As to Yamato, she's high pitched (anime) overgrown gerbil that lost it's body hair. She's very good at baking like a "good little wife" or maybe she's very good at a passion of hers. I would love to be able to cook like her, but, I neither have the passion nor skill. I don't even know 99% of the items she bakes. She's talented, loving and caring. She's a nice gerbil that deserves the best in life.
As to the relationship between Takeo and Yamato, it is as deep as a puddle. It's puppy love. They are young and good luck to them and their puppy love. It mainly consists of the dialogue "she's cute" and "he's cool". Their relationship feels like a side story and all the other characters I named have more of a presence than Yamato.
One thing I don't like is the way women seem to thank Suna for Takeo's deeds. But I guess it's part of the comedy. Every female seems to fall head over heels for Suna's looks.
The only thing condescending thing about this manga is the views from the haters who think every male should think like them and have same standard as them. It's OK to hate this manga, just not OK to look down upon others for liking it (even for the wrong reasons).
One last thing, if this was a novel without art or if it took itself (too) seriously, I would drop it in a second. It's too shallow to be taken seriously.