The harem genre in manga and anime can immediately be summed up with readers/viewers assuming it to be one guy surrounded by (at least) three girls, with some kind of attraction within the relationships. This can be seen from the sheer number of series where ecchi, romance and comedy are all slapped onto it, and where the subgenre "reverse harem" exists to depict one girl surrounded by (at least) three guys.
With this harem series though, we have a very unconventional approach to the usual mold, where rather than have this in the perspective of the main guy, we're shown the perspective of one of his lovers/wives: As the MC, she's unlucky with past (and present) love relationships, has nowhere to really go with her life, and constantly freaks the fuck out toward being married to such a "Master of Suave" alongside two other girls that basically dislike her very existence. Being the MC with these shitty qualities living through such a shitty life, I can understand why there's currently a ratings ratio of 32 10's to 20 1's here on the page, as it's hard to take much out of this overall plot. But then again, because it doesn't follow the usual harem mold, we're not handed the typical series that revolves around either the power of love and friendship fighting against evil, or just episodic slice of life silliness; we're handed a dramatic slice of life that begs a difficult question, "Can love be found within a very nontraditional/polygamous relationship, especially where the circumstances forces these individuals to stay together forever?"
The answer might as well be a definite "NOT A CHANCE," but I guess that's what makes the series so fascinating: This burning curiosity to see whether or not love will somehow win out against these heavily stacked odds against it. As much as I can agree that the pacing can be pretty slow, it does a fine job in having readers desire for more, without every chapter being a bloody cliffhanger during the unfolding of its messy drama. The art too is worth appreciating, as the somewhat "realistic" style fits nicely for setting up an atmosphere of either complete seriousness or goofiness (srsly dat gorilla tho).
The "I wouldn't exactly recommend this to everyone" line is a clearly stupid and overused statement to say with just about anything, but in this case, it very much does apply to the avid readers of harem manga with it not fitting the mold and all. However, I'd absolutely recommend to at least try the first several chapters, so you can get a good taste of this incredibly fascinating clusterfuck of a story...
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