KevinToronto

Unfortunately, in this situation, they seem to have hung around far too long. Even yesterday, they were posting. Something about this programme seems to have "got their goat".

I think we should start a lottery on how soon and who will be the first to start. 😊

To give you enough issues to complain, whine, and whinge about.

Please do not doubt your judgement. If you love the show and its premise, then continue to watch it and enjoy it. I know that I will be.

We have seen in flashbacks, that Yun Seo ran away from home (abusive father) with Ji Suk, and has been supporting the two of them since. While she might be comfortably off now, why wouldn't she take the money? She was going to have to give up Ju Won regardless. [Personally, I would have taken the money.]

You will note that I did not write "he is not spineless". I actually wrote "wouldn't he have been more spineless". A subtle but significant difference.

As for spineless characters, I present Si Won. The heir-apparent to a major corporation, but who allowed his mother to dictate who he married; let's his wife to live in Paris (nominally leading a subsidiary of the corporation; his mother's decision?); and then meekly allows his wife to move into the apartment and change everything, such as having maids on call.

Finally, there have been many comments about Ju Won not accepting the situation and walking away. We have not even reached the 2 month deadline initially agreed upon. I have to ask how many people would have given up on an 18 month relationship, without some effort? If Ju Won had done that, it would have shown that the relationship meant nothing to him.

It would seem that you have missed the basic premise of the programme. Specifically, Yun Seo chooses not to fight against the powerful, rich parent and takes the money instead. This is based on her past history and the fact that she does not want to have in-laws who hate her. What follows is the traditional "love wins" scenario.

As for Ju Won being "one of the most spineless ML [you] have ever seen", wouldn't he have been more spineless if he had accepted that the Chairwoman (his mother) could control him and just walked away?

Dropping the programme is your prerogative. However, I am curious why you waited nearly 3 weeks to make your comment?

We saw in the flash back, that Yun Seo ran away from her father who had been hitting her. When he caught up with her in the street, no one stepped in to stop her father even though he was hitting her.

Yun Seo's position was that her brother should have protected his friend from the bullying, especially as he appears to be the "leader" of that group.

So, yes, I think he did do something wrong and should have been punished.

Can I respectfully ask those commentators who dislike this programme to simply say "I do not like this and will not watch any more, and will refrain from commenting further." Please let those of us enjoying this continue to do so, without the boring and gratuitous insults, like "A childish simp who just can't get over a breakup..."

Personally, I am not watching this for anything other than some very light entertainment over the weekend.

This morning, I found an English translated version of part of it at bato.to. However, it starts at episode 7 and goes to episode 41. It seems that the series has 74 episodes in total, but they stopped at 41. I am hoping to find the rest somewhere else.

What did note as I read through the episodes is that the "stalker"-like person is not completely creepy, and there is more nuance to that part of the story. I am not certain if the series will echo that but I hope so.

I completely agree that this new character is unnecessary. For the remaining 6 episodes, they could have focused on the main couple getting back together, and the brother and sister-in-law realising that they actually get on and can live together.

Having said that, I read an earlier comment that this character is actually in the webtoon.

The "business" marriage is a common theme/trope in Korean dramas. However, the loveless and soulless marriage it the most common situation. I do not recall ever seeing one quite like this.

In this case, the people involved decided to live their own lives on their own terms, while maintaining the pretence of a marriage. How things work out over the remaining 6 episodes will be as interesting as how the main couple work out, at least for me.

Fair points, and I appreciate the reply.

I completely agree that the pressure for women "not to age" is extreme and very harmful. Sadly, this is not merely a problem in Korea; it is a worldwide problem.

I cringed with the text message/phone call scene. Who responds to a stranger asking "Is this X's phone" with "No, it is Y's phone"?

According to your profile, you have been here since 2018; have you watched Backstreet Rookie? If so, did you complain that the 29-year-old male lead character and 22-year-old female lead character were played by the 33-year-old Ji Chang-wook and the 20-year-old Kim Yoo-jung, respectively?

Or is your problem merely the fact that 38-year-old Shin Hyun-been is playing the female lead? You wrote "Hard to romance with an actress you'd otherwise call "ajumma" on the street." Would you agree with "Hard to romance with an actor you'd otherwise call "Ahjussi" on the street."?

Sadly, this has been an unending complaint about this series. And, as you correctly point out, if the role was reversed, there would be no complaint. Earlier on here, I identified three very famous U.S. actors who have partners at least 30 years younger than them and about whom there is no criticism. The person I was responding to then resorted to calling me stupid.

My apologies for assuming that everyone would know what Whack-a-Mole is. And thanks to Ivy and Oomphlala for clearing things up for me.

I just blocked an account that was created on August 29th. However, I think we will be playing a game of Whack-a-Mole, as that is the third account I have blocked already.

And, we were thinking it was the White Truck of Doom that ended his swimming career. 😊

The reality is that clichés "exist" because they work and many people want/expect to see them. So long as a drama is well written and well acted, then who cares?

In this case, the writers have omitted the early stage romance clichés (except in flash backs), which is different and something I am enjoying. Many kdramas that use this story theme (rich and poor leads who end up together despite their differences) focus a lot of time and effort on the start of the romance. Here, the focus is on the consequences of the break-up and eventual happy ending (presumably).

Kudos to the creative team for finding a different perspective.