This is the first warning: Love without reciprocity destroys the lover.
In the early 2000s, the anime and manga landscape was flooded with "harem" comedies and sci-fi romances. But every so often, a series emerges that transcends its genre trappings to ask genuinely uncomfortable questions. For me, that series is Chobits . Chobits
The answer Chobits gives is both beautiful and heartbreaking. Hideki reads her the picture book and makes the choice. He tells Chii that his "dream" is for her to remain exactly as she is. He doesn't want her to be a human. He wants her to be Chii. And the price of that love? He must never touch her "switch" (her crotch), because turning her off would erase her. This is the first warning: Love without reciprocity