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My post below has similar takes to a couple of posts below which are different to all others. A beautiful ending to the 'Never Ending' story of the husband and wife, and a great drama for me unexpectedly

While most focussed on infidelity watching this drama, this drama is more trying to define difference between love and romance. Romance is certainly exciting, sweet, and everything that will make hearts fluttering. It will generate love. But romance will wear out with time. And love it generated will need certain degree of character, life style compatibility to last. If the love took too much effort to adapt, adjust to each other, it won't survive. The affairs of both husband and wife with much younger partners both fall into this category. Given time they are simply incompatible taking too much effort to suit each other to the extent of losing one's unique personality. The young boy friend besides all the sweet moments, rest of conversations just demands to FL, way too much insecurities. While the married couple had an unusual way in dealing with infidelity, not divorcing, just seperated, and still keeping the shared living place ready for other to return (never seen in real life). And even with limited screentime, no romance, they are shown to be totally compatible, never need any effort when together, no boundary, no secret between the 2. They can just be themselves and they are soulmate and a step above just lovers. So even taking different paths they kept meeting in cross roads by fate, as suggested by the writer. So the drama actually has a message of anti infidelity.
With the excellent acting of all the characters (the young boy friend character the only one with no depth shown, my opinion), the drama is special and highly enjoyable.
And the short sharp ending of the drama with the wife suggesting, with both agreed, to share all details of their past dead love stories, is a sweetest ending to eliminate future trust issues, and jealousy between the 2. A new beginning, and happily therafter.

If the pairs breakup, like the married couple seperated in A2Z (the motive of the wife hiding from her husband that she has a boyfriend after seperation needed analysis), then seeking alternative relationships all normal. I never heard of a month free trial anywhere in real life nor drama nor movie for a couple in relationship.
I wish I can watch The Naked People but it is not on any of the streaming network in Australia

The similarity of this drama and A2Z might be there is a difference between love and romance. Romance is for fun. But A Love Other Than Yours just can't get it right made it became sexual and lust.

Comparing this drama with the similar infidility genre matured jdrama A2Z (Prime Video) it just can't be more different. Right in 1st episode the ml husband confessed to the fl wife of 8 years he has a girl friend for a year and at this stage, he can't give up either women. So in the most civilised manner they discussed and decided to separate and he will move out but not divorce. Also via conversation with her friend the fl had been sleeping around so neither is faithful. And by end of episode 1 she already has a young boy friend. So in the next 9 episodes the drama focussed on the jouney of the fl, alternated between the sweet scenes with her bf, and the encounters with her husband in their cross paths, even though they already took different paths (they are competing in the same field). And there are some hot scenes with her husband that the fl had to lie to her bf, so kind of turning the table with the married couple cheating on their gf and bf. It is all done in an enjoyable romcom manner as long as you are very open mind about it, and didn't ship the wrong ship (most in MDL did including Google AI).

Difference between human in civilisation and animals?

I tried watching jdramas and yes, many just don't sit well with me. Now always read some reviews or knowing the end before commencing. Yes, even in kdramas many have emotional cheatings but always avoid any skinship for the main leads until after breakup with others (eg. Discovery of Romance, and this year's jdrama Silent Truth. Rare exception is like the jdrama based Afair in The Afternoon).

The 2 main leads must breakup, now. To suggest (even if actually not happening next episodes) with no jealousy at all, that partner can do whatever with other man/woman and then come back, and marry, is in the 'xxx' swapping territory unless breakup now. This theme cannot be tolerated in any drama.

Yes according to preview the 1 month trial might not happen at all. ML asking 2nd FL if she could go all the way (giving her body without heart from ML), while 2nd ML asking FL for both heart and body with no return. Both FLs might not be ready to give her heart (FL), and body (2nd FL) away yet. So that is more tolerable.

The most stupid proposal ever by a ml in a drama. After free trial of one month is over, and assuming partner comes back to him, for sure the partner will keep on sleeping with other one, or him dating with other one behind each other. There won't be any end once line is crossed until breakup.

Yes, as long as no one crossed the line just emotional feeling the drama is much more tolerable. But is proposing to sleep with 2nd partner not counted as 'crossed the line'? I hope there is a major twist that that proposal from fl is a revenge plot not really crossing the line, then the drama title is more appropriate. Otherwise the first 2 words 'A Love' should be changed.

That is simple commom sense

Imagine if the proposition is reversed in sex. All female viewers will be up in arms. Now the fl is treating the 2nd ml as sex toy. It is so degrading..This drama should be banned from all commercial channels.

Worst drama ever

I only ff the drama just not intereseted in it. But in ep 8 FL told 2nd ml if she has sxx she will pick him not the ml. But if she has to save one person it will be the ml. Then she suggested to 2nd ml lets date for a month. So lust over love for her.

Most unhealthy kdrama ever! Lust overtook love. Even thoug interesting to find out what's next it is just terrible.

This will be the norm for almost all dramas watched. Even remains single the whole life will be a better option than the nothing but torture imagining the betrayals every moment facing the partner.

Unless for major financial reason, breakup is the only moving forward option when trust is lost in a relationship. Anyone, including the ml, will know, if not because of the early, unlikely discovery, one betrayal event will lead to another, for a full on affair. Just wonder what the drama can deliver with another half to come.

The lottery win gave viewers the wrong expectations. So what followed just not exciting enough. Slice of life is more than just work work work. Friends, family, other activities like sport, music? That's kind of tragic. And like so many kdramas this year, the ending could be a dinner or drinks together with co-workers, celebrating happily working thereafter. I just wish I am wrong.

Even though many viewers here like the business arc, which is quite interesting for sure, but looking at the bigger picture it is still no difference to so many business dramas without the lottery win. Unless there is new development in different direction for the ml, is this drama just promotes life is nothing but work? Misaeng involved a group of young, inexperienced new workers with no money, not a near middle aged experienced worker here. So not to be compared.