Perhaps I should rephrase why I thought Bakemonogatari was so good at this.
Whenever Araragi and Senjougahara interact in Bake/Nisemonogatari, they feel like an actual couple does from a fairly realistic perspective - they're completely comfortable with each other: teasing, confiding, and general conversation, even if a lot of the action was implied. Most importantly, they didn't feel like a pair of strangers - there was virtually zero embarrassment involved once they got together. This is why I enjoyed their interaction so much, compared to other 'couples' who routinely grow beet red every second conversation because they happened to talk about something embarrassing.
As for Kotoura-san, I'm not really holding much hope for a fast romantic resolution, as nothing seems indicative of that happening.
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