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."
Some may disagree since the situational set-up is not the same (ie in Marriage, Not Dating they are not in a boss/employee relationship but a contract marriage relationship) but I see very strong similarities between the FL and ML interactions.. The ladies are both straight up FEISTY: physically feisty and argumentatively feisty and determined-to-be-themselves-when-they-don't-necessarily-feel-accepted-by-society feisty. In both dramas, the MLs are equally assertive and give back as good as they receive and you can tell they subconsciously like the challenge the FL puts up as they find themselves falling for the girl against their wishes. The banter is right up your Beatrice&Benedict alley (my favorite type of romance to watch).
