Is my understanding correct? "84 If you are a man who'd drop me for this; 85 won't you fall in love with me first?"


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This is how I understand the sentence:

> 84 If you are a man who'd drop me for this  
>  85 won't you fall in love with me first?

But it's such a weird thing to say. Something like "...you couldn't have liked
me much to begin with." would make more sense to me, but it's not written. I
think.

Context: It's a BL manga and one of the guys grew suddenly taller than the
other and is now worried that his boyfriend doesn't want him anymore.




> それで手放すような男なら  
>  まず俺が好きになってねぇか

To show the hidden personal pronouns:

> （お前が、）それで（俺を）手放すような男なら  
>  まず俺が（お前を）好きになってねぇか

It means...

> If you were a man who'd {dump me / give me up} {for this / because of that},  
>  I wouldn't have fallen in love with you, to begin with.

俺が is the subject for (or, is the one who does the action) 好きになる.




> それで手放すような男なら  
>  まず俺が好きになってねぇか

To show the hidden personal pronouns:

> （お前が、）それで（俺を）手放すような男なら  
>  まず俺が（お前を）好きになってねぇか

It means...

> If you were a man who'd {dump me / give me up} {for this / because of that},  
>  I wouldn't have fallen in love with you, to begin with.

俺が is the subject for (or, is the one who does the action) 好きになる.

