hi there. i'm looking for romance mangas that fit one or both of these descriptions.

1. emotionally cold heroine (at least on the outside), preferably shoujo or josei but willing to read seinen or shounen. you know, the type that wouldn't say "I love you" aloud (or even to the reader). and definitely NOT the type that would cry easily.
   examples: Stroke Material, X-Day, Do-Re-Mi-Fa-Sol-La-Si-Do, Aishiteruze Baby, Cat Street, and Kaichou wa Maid-sama!.

2. realistic couple, demographic doesn't matter. I'm sick of shoujo mangas where the guy is the ideal of maturity & the girl is a moron and shounens where the girl is mature & the guy is an idiot. I'd like to see a couple where they both have the answers to some things but not everything, and they have to figure out some stuff together.
   examples: Bitter Virgin, Grand Sun, Aishiteruze Baby, Cat Street, and Mars (sort of? Rei was a little too perfect at times to fit this description)

also, for both, I'm fine with smut / light ecchi, but pleasee no hentai.
and please check my lists -__- just a ctrl + f of whatever series you want to recommend. I've read a lottt already 😛

suggestions would be greatly appreciated ^_^
thanks so much 🙂

Monkey High

The description is kind of weird. If that puts you off or something I would atleast try the first chapter..

The main guy is more like silly than dumb for everyday life things. But for the relationship aspect he knows what he wants.

Beauty Pop
Kimi wa Girlfriend

Read all three XP
thanks though! ^_^

more...
Devil and Her Love Song
The Kidnapping of Minja Jo's Boyfriend
don't tell me you read these too lol

you could try love roma

Off the top of my head:

Mix Vegetable: The couple is in a cooking school, it turns out they're only using each other because, err... read the summary.

Sugar Family: Girl is emotionally cold to her stepbro-sensei with a sister complex. Funny!

Nanaco Robin: The girl and guy are typical teens, and they act like it. From what I remember of it, the premise is ridiculous but it's a realistic interaction.

Otoyomegatari and Emma: Just because... heheh no, but they do fit your description of realistic.

I'll edit to +/- later

I second both
Akuma to Love Song
Saruyama

and.. although this doesn't fit the description for your 2nd choice since the guy is a douche and the girl is mature
Suzuka

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1.Savage Garden
Hissing
ES
Running Through the City In the Sunset

2. Utopia of Homosexuality

For your second request:
Paradise Kiss
Baby Leaf
Talking about...
Sing Yesterday for Me
Ristorante Paradiso
Solanin
Hourou Musuko
Natsu no Zenjitsu (new series)
Ichigo no Gakkou (not completely scanlated but I finished it. Come on, scanlators, it's only one volume...)

1. Cynical Orange

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2. Kare Kano perhaps? The leads in that are both above average, but both have their own problems and ideas. The boy might look perfect at first glance, but as you follow the story you get to know he isn't.

for 1)

Warau Kanoko-sama
Watashi ni xx Shinasai!
Hana ni Arashi <== kinda

and here:
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3177
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=5130

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yayyy. thanks so much everyone. ^_^ there are a few in there I've read, but also many new series (:

Kimi wa Pet

I can't believe you haven't read this. Didn't see it on your lists anyway.

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