Going back to this from 11 hours ago, but with 2 pages having passed it seems like an eternity. But I'll try to make it brief this time since the rest of the forum has moved on...
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Originally Posted by DragoonKain3
As for the other set of interpretations, from what I have said before what the animators should've done, I knew what they were trying to say (preaching to the choir here guys ;p). That despite Noe still has a small piece of his heart, Shin still chose Hiromi in the end.
Telling the girl in question that you'll stay with her forever, however, does not imply at all at the above, well at least where I come from. While not exactly a 'proposal' (I only used that term since it's much shorter), those words to me still basically says 'I'll stay with you forever because you're the only girl for me', and not 'I'll stay with you forever even when I still have feelings for another girl', with the italicized parts being the implied words.
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It was
incredibly important that Noe no longer had a piece of his heart, and that he make it crystal clear to Hiromi that she was
the only girl for him. That's the point! The power of the preceeding scene was precisely that: him
abandoning his feelings for Noe. Him saying that he still has feelings for another girl would have ruined everything that farewell scene was trying to portray, and the trust Noe asked Shinichirou to have in her. It would have meant that there was still an "opening" and that's what caused the entire misunderstanding between Shinichirou's parents in the past.
So, in my opinion, the words the writers chose here were essential, and if they had changed it to what you think they meant to imply, it would have ruined the entire ending. Sorry for being blunt, but I felt that the point of the scene was: no more doubts, no more regrets. That's why his farewell to Noe was so painful, and why the timing was critical. So this is why I wasn't "preaching to the choir" on this one; I disagree with your suggestion for storytelling reasons (though I can certiainly respect that that's your opinion).