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Sure seems that way doesn’t it?

Even now, she keeps bring up his first love that he *never dated.* She has no clue that she’s being two faced, insensitive, and unreasonable given that she actually went out on dates with the director. And she will never have to accept that her obsessing over it Is unfair when she dated someone else and he remained faithful.

In a sense Gyu Jin is mostly to blame. When she needed emotional support, he didn’t give it. If Na Hee is cold at times it’s in part a defense mechanism to deal with a husband who never let her know his feelings.

Having said that, I don’t get why Na Hee isn’t partly at fault for the same things. If she had let him know she was sorry about the miscarriage, that she wouldn’t let it happen again, that it didn’t mean she didn’t care about him or their child, that he was loved, that he was appreciated, then it’s hard to believe he wouldn’t have reciprocated. I get that men are bad about communicating feelings, but so are many women. It was in both of their powers to fix their marriage if they made the effort. So, yeah, it was mostly his fault, but unless she was open and communicated and he did not, then she is to blame too.

I think that’s it for me too. Na-Hee has done some epically insensitive things, but it never seems to come back on her. She never once gets blowback and feels bad for what she’s done. Her character change hasn’t come out of great pain leading her to see her role in her own suffering and therefore change. That lack of pain makes it hard for me to feel that the change I s real and permanent. Everyone else’s mileage may vary, and that’s fine.

It’s funny. But Na-Hee and her ex-mother-in-law are my favorite now. She wants so bad to have a second chance, and you can somewhat understand the mother. I want them to work it out, but I don’t see how it’s possible.

I think he did an amazing job.

You know, it looks like Gyu Jin may try to draw a hard line with his mother, but every single time a son takes a hard line with a mother in a Korean Drama, the son loses. The mother gets hurt or sick and the son caves.

The mother is a real piece of work. Her vision of the women she wants for her son is more important than his happiness. And when she can’t get her way she throws a tantrum like a petulant child and says “who gave birth to you?” Well, I have news for you, Gyu Jin never asked you to give birth to him. That was your choice, he had no say in the matter.

It’s going to be really interesting, isn’t it, to see what happens now. They both have some explaining to do given how certain they were about the breakup, and Na-Hee is going to have to confront her relationship with her ex-mother-in-law sooner than J expected.

You know, the other problem is, I have never sensed that Na-Hee is really at the point where she would do anything to have Gyu-Jin. Until she reaches that point, I’m not sure I think they have much future. She is only half way in. She has to be sure it is him, and only him, before she will take on the challenges she’ll face.

Thanks. I tend to agree with you about this couple though. To me, marriage is something you do because you can’t imagine life without the other person. In this case, it was more like “gee, wouldn’t it he nice to be married.” If that’s your level of commitment, I would be worried.

My parents married after two weeks and stayed married. It depends in their level of maturity and commitment. Having said that, I sort of agree. Those two don’t scream maturity and commitment.

Perhaps in the end it will work out. But Na-Hee is already hesitant over her ex-mother-in-law. What happens when she opposes an ex-in-law marriage. It will make it all the worse for Na-Hee. And then there’s her own family, what happens when they freak out over ex-in-laws marrying? Will she have the courage to face it, or will her hesitancy turn into another breakup.

Yes, but does it spell the end for Gyu-Jin and Na-Hee?

I would say it is understandable. People can be selfish when they think a many year old relationship might be threatened, especially one that they had worked and suffered so much recently to reclaim. Imagine something threatening to take away your husband or wife. Might you not act a little selfish?

I’m not really buying her deciding to close up her store and leave. It doesn’t really make sense or fit her personality, so it seems like it’s only done to make the situation worse.

Ya gotta wonder if both couples will now decide to break up because the whole double in-laws thing might threaten their siblings chance for romantic happiness. This could get complicated.

Agreed. She loves Gyu Jin but fears a deeper relationship with him rather than having a burning desire for him. She likes the director but not romantically. She loves her family but nothing there is a focus of her heart, nor does she have any driving work goals. So she just seems to react to those around her rather finding he own way. I too hope that in the last third of the show she will find something that she truly wants and strives for.

I see up to episode 63 in English on Viki. Although I also have a paid subscription. New episodes are subtitled in a few hours by the astounding team that works on it.

I love that they are back together, but it may be a bumpy ride.

Gyu Jin said all the right things, which I absolutely loved. Especially about emotions kept inside having no power and not expressing what he’s feeling. For me, that was a beautiful moment, since he seems at least intellectually to get where he went wrong. But then I don’t yet see him doing what he said, like if he believes that, then why did he refuse to admit he cried. Couldn’t he at least say he was miserable, rather than act like nothing happened.

Na Hee still has a way to go. Like why was it so important to her that he admit he cried when she never admitted she cried. Honestly, it’s like she’s determined to make him feel small, or like it’s a competition or something. And to tell him she hated him to his face ... was that really necessary the moment your trying to start over. Normal people learn to say such things with diplomacy and tact. Of course, to his credit, he always seems to take it in stride.

Anyway I think it will be tumultuous for sure as they now try to work out all the unresolved issues while dating, but at least for now they are back together.