both dramas focus on ordinary adults who are emotionally drained by work and life's expectations rather than larger-than-life romantic situations. Instead of rushing the romance, they take time to explore loneliness, career frustrations, and the quiet comfort that develops when two people begin to understand each other. Both shows excel at finding beauty in everyday routines, making the characters' struggles and relationships feel authentic and deeply relatable.
Yamagishi Ayumi is a single woman who wants to marry a high-spec man and have a stable life. Her boyfriend is Katsuo Ebihara. They have been in a romantic relationship since their university days, and they live together now. She always cooks for him with all of her heart, and she always puts him first, but this makes her gradually lose herself. Meanwhile, Ebihara Katsuo is a man of a patriarchal mindset, who thinks women should cook and not men. Their relationship seems to be going smoothly. Ebihara Katsuo, who thinks he is perfect, decides to propose to Ayumi Yamagishi. He doesn't have a doubt that she will say yes, but she responds, "No way."



