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Yep, I've seen it and it can happen i.e. the couple becoming friends. I don't think it necessarily happens as quickly as shown in the drama but it can happen.

Also, I worked with a guy who said he always knew when a woman was done with a man: She was resigned and couldn't work up the energy to care. You are sooooo right about that. I call it sick and tired of being sick and tired. You are toast at this point.

Yeah, I laughed at some of the forecasting stuff and took it with a grain of salt. It seemed a bit too dramatic.

I know a couple that divorced due to his cheating and it took about 3 years but they became solid friends (he was a great stepdad). I would have never believed it but, yeah, it happens.

The episode zipped right a long and did a solid job setting up the story.

I've seen 2 people battle pancreatic cancer. I mean really the odds are godawful. My boss lived 18 months and the other less than a year. They both did proceed with treatment. My boss went to Mayo and basically allowed himself to be used as a guinea pig for treatments and said he figured they might learn something that would be able to help someone in the future. He knew it would take a miracle for himself. My friend's husband had 2 surgeries and treatment before saying enough. I think everyone has to choose the way they want to proceed. (My friend had a lot of anger because she didn't want to give up the fight and she had to come to terms with that.)

Full disclosure: I fast forwarded through a lot. At the end the friends visit the ashes of their friend. Through conversation we learn that Joo Hee and the chef are dating. I was mostly zoned out at this point multitasking but that's the gist. Oh and the main gal had set her wedding date.

The person below dropped at episode 11. There are only 12 episodes. That says it all. I recommend you skip as it is a meh drama that could have actually explored a lot of issues for the almost 40 year old woman.

Will Smith is in an open marriage with Jada who was getting it on with her son's friend. Yeah, that is reality, Hollywood style. He was not standing up for his wife because of some lame joke from Rock. He assaulted Rock because I suspect he is in crisis over crap going on at home. Now those who had NO idea about his situation, even though she openly discussed it, will hear about it all over the friggin world. I'll take petty, messy people in a middle of the road k-drama thank you.

Episodes 11 & 12 were weak and I would say even poorly structured. I was fine with this past weekends with the exception of how it ended with the second couple. I actually find that all the characters are well developed from the smaller stories like the gal with the loser husband NOT studying for his test and the forecaster who had been in a long distance marriage. I honestly do think I am liking this way more than most because everyone is so messy and flawed so even if I do get mad at them, I actually know people like this. I see people make bad choices all the frigging time but maybe it is too realistic and not what people want to watch.

My spouse checks the weather everyday. If you grow up in a farming community or a fishing community, they are much more in tune to weather because it can hinder making a living. Do people call up? Probably it is a little overblown in the drama but nothing shocks me.

To be fair, she had time to get used to the thought of being pregnant. Her husband rebounds and is ready to celebrate within hours and it's too late. She's a runner. She ran from her boyfriend because he didn't want to get married. I would have thought she would have known that before she moved in with him. She runs from her marriage because she is not getting taken care of the way she thought she would (and the dude is immature - marry in haste and all that) and this after basically being a cheater and marrying a cheater. Now she's indicating she'll run from pregnancy because he wasn't jumping up and down for joy with the shock announcement and no discussion at all. I really like this show and all the frustrating characters. It's very true to life and how conflicted and messy people are, but this gal frustrates the heck out of me.

I have my issues with this drama but I have realized with both this drama and Forecasting people do not want flawed/frustrating characters. They want characters they can root for who are "good". There is nothing wrong with that, I like those shows as well. I just have to understand like I understand that the gal rationalized that her relationship with the guy was okay because it wasn't sexual thus it was deemed ok. We know it is an emotional affair and it stifled his marriage and stopped her from finding someone else but people are messy! (Yes, Joo Hee is the best!)

I mean the drinking culture in Korea is a thing so isn't that true to life? I was watching a Korean variety show and someone was talking about being a "good drinker" and when the other people wanted more info he said, "I've never blacked out". This shocked everyone on the panel ....because blacking out apparently isn't seen as something rare. I was shocked by this.

I am somewhat ambivalent about this drama. I realized as I was reading your comment what the issue is for me and maybe it is why others also have some issues. I like a lot of those quiet moments you bring up and they seem true to life and resonate with me. What is not working are the big dramatic moments...the kneeling in front of the ex, the screaming at the dude when MiJo got news about the cancer etc I should feel all sorts of things and I feel nothing in those big moments. (This even includes telling mom about the cancer.) This mixed with I think too many characters has the drama losing focus. (Example, I think the adopted sister of the ML story should have been skipped and more about JoHee who I feel is getting short thrift in the story.) Anyway, I don't hate watch, so I am still in it because there is enough I like but I do think it had more potential.

PS: My sister recently told me she bought her headstone and even picked out an epitaph...she is quite healthy but lost someone close to her and didn't want her kids to have to go through what she did so this show is really true to life in some ways.

In my experience of watching several hundred k-dramas, I have seen studying for the civil service exam displayed many times. It's like a full time job. She should have told him to suck it up and try to switch to a different position at his level but, yeah, this is how it is always shown, nothing but studying but I'm calling baloney on not helping with the kids.

The chickens come home to roost.... In fairness, the drama writers do actually give them some nuance/depth in the second half of the show as those characters get fleshed out more.

This is like an ensemble slice of life relationship drama. I like it and it has some reality based situations with the main couple being in a rebound relationship, the 2nd leads being in a 'married in haste' relationship and the older couple who have had a long term long distance relationship. There are side stories involving the lead's sister cute romance and a co-worker balancing career/mom/wife duties.

All the characters have flaws, some more than others but I actually find this one of my favorite shows right now though I do realize many are frustrated because the characters are sometimes frustrating. I don't believe the comments anymore saying people want more realistic dramas because here it is. I think slice of life can be a hard sell especially if people expect heavy romance so it depends on what mood you are in. If you want something fun and fluffy, Business Proposal is great for that.

I feel like episode 7 (I think it is) was basically filler with about 5 minutes of pertinent story progression. It's 12 episodes and I'm involved enough to finish but this is a misfire. We have all this drama but they didn't build the story for me to have much investment and there are definitely too many characters. They should have stuck with the 3 gals and narrowed the story a bit more.

If you want light and fluffy, Business Proposal on Netflix.

Communication gets better but this is really more slice of life drama and an ensemble one at that. I like it quite a bit but it definitely isn't for everyone especially if you want more romance.

I went in expecting standard rom/com and it actually has more a slice of life vibe to it. I'm liking it quite a bit. I go to Business Proposal for a cotton candy fluffy drama. There is actually a nice variety of shows right now.