Historical Novels with Healthy Relationships, no Yandere ML.

Historical Novels with Healthy Relationships, no Yandere ML.
*List changed to include other genres*

If you're like me, you're tired of the jerks in real life, you don't need them in the safe space of novels too. If so, this list is for you!

As the title said, no Male leads who are abusive, aggressive, overly possessive, or rapists. The quality of the novels will vary, but you can be sure that none of the novels here will have creeps MLS. 

-Fights between ML and FM may be present, even physical ones, only because sometimes they start as enemies, but never in the context of domestic violence, r*pe, abuse, and torture. Because after that kind of thing, she is a victim, not a wife. 

-r*pe as a punishment sometimes will appear in the list, because some are in gray areas. (I will only consider it as a gray area if wasn't a plan made originally by the protagonist, so think like "the villain planned but the protagonist defended herself kind of thing). And I'll warn you in the comments so if you don't like this, you can avoid it.

 - I will update this list as I find more novels that fit here. If you find that some novels here developed in bad ways regarding the ML, please let me know in the comments, and I will update it, the novels in the list are safe ones until the last chapter I've read. But I can't always follow all of them, so I'd appreciate recommendations and advice. 
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Created: Nov 4th, 2020, Updated: Mar 12th, 2023
Created Nov 4th, 2020
Updated Mar 12th, 2023
CN (4.2)
150 Chapters Every 80.8 Day(s) 6367 Readers 83 Reviews 01-03-2021
Very cute ML, love him, and the FL is honestly my favorite so far.  (Almost finished, ML cute and safe till the end.) The chapters... more>>
CN (4.7)
158 Chapters Every 95.1 Day(s) 10705 Readers 234 Reviews 07-17-2020
My second favorite MC. The ML is icy, but more mature. There is a very big difference in age, BUT, in the mentality of vampire-human... more>>
CN (4.5)
140 Chapters Every 23.9 Day(s) 5569 Readers 50 Reviews 01-26-2024
A very fun read, I laughed hard all the way to the end, Worth MTL.  If you wish to read with machine translation I recommend using browser translation. Just left-click on the page and translate the entire page. For some reason, the browser's translation was much more understandable than on sites that post it already translated by machine. To find pages with the original text to translate with the browser, just copy the title in its original language " 月下蝶影 " and then translate it as I said. But please, if you like the novel show support by buying chapters from the original publisher jjwxc, the link is on the novel page here in NU.... more>>
CN (4.6)
93 Chapters Every 10.6 Day(s) 3336 Readers 23 Reviews 04-15-2024
This is the same author of "I'm this type of woman" "To be a virtuous Wife" and also "Ascending, Do Not Disturb".You will see all the... more>>
CN (4.6)
154 Chapters Every 18.9 Day(s) 4050 Readers 63 Reviews 07-18-2023
Other excellent novel by the same author of "I'm this type of woman", "Ascending, do not disturb" and "A Precious Pearl in the Imperial City".... more>>
CN (4.7)
19 Chapters Every 227.5 Day(s) 9000 Readers 163 Reviews 03-29-2015
The only problem with this novel is that it is too short :(... more>>
CN (4.6)
70 Chapters Every 211.3 Day(s) 8241 Readers 123 Reviews 02-19-2024
So, Tsundere ML, you couldn't find a more tsundere male than him, took me a while for liking him, but eventually happened.  The story is... more>>
CN (4.5)
63 Chapters Every 70.1 Day(s) 2356 Readers 30 Reviews 02-15-2023
Same author of "Heroine Saves A Gentleman"... more>>
CN (4.5)
336 Chapters Every 35.9 Day(s) 2101 Readers 22 Reviews 11-02-2022
Same Author of  "Heroine Saves A Gentleman" and  Dandere General and his Lord. ML here is more tsundere but there wasn't a lot of bickering... more>>
CN (4.2)
757 Chapters Every 8.7 Day(s) 9365 Readers 71 Reviews 02-24-2024
Charming and funny ML, respect FL decisions a lot. --... more>>
CN (4.5)
313 Chapters Every 3.7 Day(s) 5562 Readers 89 Reviews 04-17-2024
Same author of The Rebirth of the Malicious Empress of Military Lineage, but but a lighter reading, with more comedy and interactions between ML and MC.... more>>
CN (4.4)
380 Chapters Every 3.2 Day(s) 6603 Readers 47 Reviews 04-21-2024
***!!! r*pe used as a punishment!!!*** ch 82... more>>
CN (4.6)
441 Chapters Every 115.4 Day(s) 20777 Readers 540 Reviews 05-26-2021
r*pe is used as a punishment in this one. A pretty heavy scene, I recommend thinking twice before reading it. You can skip the scene as it is pretty obvious what will happen before it does, so your choice. ... more>>
CN (4.6)
108 Chapters Every 156.9 Day(s) 13459 Readers 242 Reviews 12-19-2017
----Finished , ML safe until the end.----
CN (4.5)
98 Chapters Every 58.3 Day(s) 6437 Readers 74 Reviews 03-21-2022
CN (4.2)
2857 Chapters Every 29.5 Day(s) 12542 Readers 136 Reviews 02-14-2023
Cold and distant ML,helps MC a lot, but do not overshadow her. ... more>>
CN (4.1)
498 Chapters Every 3.3 Day(s) 6185 Readers 68 Reviews 04-23-2024
I read up to chapter 53 part 3, so far the ML is safe, and none of the harem members cross the line. ... more>>
CN (3.9)
313 Chapters Every 326 Day(s) 7299 Readers 80 Reviews 06-04-2017
Very generic, probably good for people who just started in this genre, I liked it though because sometimes I'm just in the mood for a... more>>
CN (4.2)
474 Chapters Every 3.4 Day(s) 7474 Readers 58 Reviews 04-22-2024
Surprisingly well written, the characters have well-defined and easy-to-like personalities. In the rare exceptions where they do not act according to their own age, it is explained by their past and historical context. Male Lead seems a bit spoiled brat for now, and the Romance is pretty slow, but I like, it because it has a purpose in being slow (in this case, character building) and not just to keep the reader hooked. But I must warn you, the Translator renumbered the chapters so it's not as close to the end as it appears in the NU, For those who wish to MTL:    Chapters from 79 to 89 on the Translator's website are equivalent... more>>
CN (4.1)
296 Chapters Every 11.7 Day(s) 4561 Readers 25 Reviews 03-31-2024
CN (4.6)
123 Chapters Every 203.1 Day(s) 14432 Readers 353 Reviews 01-05-2016
First, ignore the summary on the main page of this novel, this is not a novel where the protagonist has to fight tooth and nail to survive. What the author meant in the summary was that the MC decided NOT to live this way (enduring it all)... more>>
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  1. tarese
    tarese· Jun 12, 2022 07:26 AM
    Thank you for this! I just want to say that I really appreciate you for making this list. We need more green flag MLs <3
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  2. plskissfrog
    plskissfrog· Feb 3, 2021 05:20 PM
    Thank you for this list I was just thinking about how tired I am of yandere male leads who use not only r*pe and violence but also pressuring MC into s*xual things!! Anyways this is great thanks for putting it together :3
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