Family by Choice Episode 15

So many detractors on Joo Won and San Ha dating

Not only in the show but on MDL as well. It was not a popular idea even on Go Ahead, but even more hated on FbC. For me, childhood friends that become lovers is one of the best tropes. Joo Won was San Ha's lifeline for many years after being abandoned by his mother. San Ha and Hae Jun were her protectors while growing up. The nice part about being an adult is that you can change your relationships and have them evolve, just as San Ha is trying to do with his mother. San Ha and Joo Won realize that they're more than the neighborhood kids who treated each other as family; they love each enough to be family. And IMO Hae Jun, who lived with Joo Won, is her adopted brother, regardless of paperwork.

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