I don't care what genre this is, just no BL [unless it's gender bender], hentai, or whatever.

I want a romance manga where the story doesn't just stop after the two people / whatever get together. >>; So it could be part trying-to-get-together, and part how-our-relationship-is-working-out. Whatever. >>;

Good examples include Itazura na Kiss [<33] and Bokura ga Ita. Though Bokura ga Ita doesn't have much of the "trying to get together" part, it still focuses on the development of the relationship WHILE they're together. I don't mind that either.

I don't want a 20 volume manga where the main chars get together in v19 and one volume is focused on their "relationship". Nothing like that. >__>;

'Tis all.

Koukou Debut comes to mind immediately...I'll try to think of others...

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Koukou Debut comes to mind immediately...I'll try to think of others... Read [no surprise there XD]

If you don't mind gritty seinen, you could try Ciguatera, I guess.

If you want something not so serious and very funny, maybe Love Roma

Sorry... I don't read that much romance.... but don't most shoujo have the couples start goin out pretty early in the storyline?

Point & Squirt

From what I have read of it, I would say Tsubasa is pretty good. its pretty long though.. 18 manga released in America.... but you should deffinetely check it out ;]

Best mangas:
saikano
ibara no ou
yotsubato!
clover (clamp)

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If you don't mind gritty seinen, you could try Ciguatera, I guess.

If you want something not so serious and very funny, maybe Love Roma

Sorry... I don't read that much romance.... but don't most shoujo have the couples start goin out pretty early in the storyline? Notice the first sentence in my OP.

And actually, most shoujos drag on and onnnnn for 95% of the series till someone coughs up the balls to go up and confess. And before anyone says anything, Hana-Kimi is a different case as it had a perfectly good reason to why someone couldn't cough up the balls to confess earlier. :< Uh... sorta.

Kareshi Kanojo no Jijou
Mucha Kucha Daisuki
You're So Cool
100% Perfect Girl
Cinema Empire
Do-Re-Mi-Fa-Sol-La-Si-Do
hope u like at least one of them 😛

If you don't mind something that's still ongoing, you could try Pastel.

It is fairly long, but the couple gets together well before the point the manga's currently so quite a bit of the story now deals with their relationship together.

Jun'ai Tokkou Taichou Is a pretty good one I think. Sorry if you've read it

And from far away fits the criteria, but then again I always recommend that. 😀

its not shojo and a little mature, but if you want a manga that actually has people in relationships and not just beating around the bush for 12 years, start reading **Haru yo, Koi ** i really enjoy it, and its being scantalated again

"When god gives you lemons, find a new god."

Mahoraba (recommended)
Koi Neko
Love Collage (umm... maybe)
My Lovely Ghost Kana
My Mysterious Girlfriend X (kinda weird?)
Umi no Misaki (maybe...)

Yeah, thats all I could really remember.

I really enjoy reading Ren'ai Catalog and it seems to fit your description. It's completed in Japan but hasn't been fully scanlated yet. I would recommend giving it a try if you haven't already.

Well I liked Aizu aka I''s it had a pretty good story to it all at least in my opinion and like you said it, it doesn't end when he confesses to the girl he likes.

Pastel -

if you do consider it, be prepared for about 10+ volumes of build up (with cliffhangers) and finally it will begin to delve into post confession life. However it does have it moments.

Some pretty nice recommendations there guys.

Ongoing series
Ah! My Goddess Well they do get together at the begining ^^
Baby Love
Kaikan Phrase absolutly fit
Kare Made Love KM
Mysterious Girlfriend X get together in first chapter
REC
Tsumi ni Nureta Futari not for everyone ( bro/sis love )
W Juliet

Complete
Ai Hime - Ai to Himegoto
Aishiteruze Baby
Akuma de Sourou not too sure been long sine I read it
Akuma na Eros
Backstage Prince
Fukigen na Aibu
Good Morning Call
Ijiwaru Shinaide!
Itadakimasu
Kanata Kara
Kare First Love
Kareshi Kanojo no Jijou
Kimi Kara no Resume
Living Game
Make Love Shiyo!!
Mars
Mekakushi no Kuni
Outlanders
Stroke Material
Suzuka

Well I've put some that are already on your list but if someone else is looking for the same thing they're there.