It honestly wasn't that displeasing, since the show itself was primarily a comedy, not a romance, and the scene fit the overall theme of the show. The romance exists for comedic effect for the most part, but it does have a pace of progress.
Going into Nozaki and expecting fulfilling romantic plotlines is a totally misguided approach, essentially.
Its monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun or gekkan shoujo nozaki-kun.
It has good humor, but the MC is still the usual dense MC. Definitely worth the watch though.