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Read the description at the top of the page. If that plot line interests you, then watch it. If you are bothered by frank discussions of sex (and related topics), nudity or explicit sex scenes, then skip it. The drama has happy endings (no pun intended) for the main couples.

But the ML was INCREDIBLY IMMATURE. Remember, he picked his nose and wiped the snot in someone's sandwich. He was sulky, selfish and manipulative. No sane professional woman in her 30s would even consider a relationship with such a petulant adolesent.

One of the parents was very much NOT supportive of their relationship, at least at the start. Then she suddenly became supportive, which I personally found completely unbelievable.

If you haven't already done so, definitely watch it. I really enjoyed it - a solid 9/10 from me.

I perosnally enjoyed them both equally. I gave both 9/10. So don't choose - just watch both.

Just finshed this drama. It was really good - a very solid 9/10 from me.
One thing that did surprise me was the clip from the Korean movie "Obsessed" that Lin Yang and Lu Zheng An were watching on TV. I really doubt that "Obsessed" would be shown on Chinese TV with its lengthy, very explicit sex scenes, and I'm even surprised the censors allowed the clip from the movie to be included in this drama. Anyway, a great drama which dealth with the age gap issue appropriately and believably.

Not really a love triangle. Just a girl with a crush on the ML, and the ML had zero interest in her and made that perfectly clear from the start. Actually, there was also a second female interested in the ML, but again, she had no chance.

I am very much looking forward to watching this. Age gap dramas are probably my favourite genre right now.

Yes. It has several explicit sex scenes.

Could it be that he constantly sexually harrasses the FL?

I'm watching it before it leaves Netflix, and I'm mostly enjoying it so far (I'm up to Ep 10). But I do find the constant sexual harrassment of Xiang Yue Qin by Jin Zhi Zhu to be problematic. I really wish writers didn't normalise sexual harrassment by trying to make it "cute".
I've decided to drop this drama. The arrogant ML who constantly puts down the FL annoys me almost as much as the arrogant SML who sexually harrasses her. I simply don't enjoy watching dickheads constantly mistreating women.

She is perfection - my favourite Korean actress.

She's definitely one of the more "open minded" Korean actresses, especially considering her age. But I guess actresses who make their living doing small bit-part roles are more likely to agree to take their clothes off to get a role.

A masterpiece. The second best Korean movie I've ever seen.

Entertaining enough, but inferior to the Korean original. If you loved the Korean version, you'll probably enjoy watching this as well. If you haven't seen the original, watch it first. If you've seen the original and didn't especially love it, then give this remake a miss.

Yeah - even though I thought the original Taiwanese version had the potential to be the better show (with its storyline) in my opinion, I found the original Taiwanese version completely unbelievable (and therefore immersion breaking) that a psychologically healthy professional woman in her 30s would even consider a relationship with such an immature, sulky, selfish and manipulative man-child. But in this Chinese version, it was much more believable that the FL would (eventually) look at the ML as a worthy dating option, as he had earned her respect.

I've just finished "My Dear Boy", and I have agree that this Chinese remake is MUCH better than it. I gave "Sunshine With Me" 9/10 and "My Dear Boy" only 7.5/10.

I personally preferred the Chinese version over the original Taiwanese version. For me, the Chinese version was a 9/10, but the Taiwanese version only 7.5. I struggled with the extreme immaturity of the ML in the original version. Although 20 years old, he often acted like a petulent child. He was sulky, manipulative, completely selfish and he even physically forced himself onto the FL more than once. I just couldn't believe that a professional woman in her 30s would even consider dating him. Whereas I found the Chinese version quite believable.

I just finished the original "My Dear Boy", and even though I generally enjoyed (most of) it, I thought the Chinese remake was much better. I just couldn't buy the fact (in the original) that a professional women in her 30s would date a 20 year old who acts like a 13 year old (e.g. picking his nose and wiping the snot on a sandwich). Also, I was not impressed to see the immature ML (again in the original) physically force himself onto the FL *four* times during the series. Apparently consent doesn't matter if you really like someone.

I guess it depends on what you mean by "similar". If you are after noona romances (which I personally like), then there are a couple of Chinese ones that I watched and loved.
https://kisskh.at/30372-find-yourself
https://kisskh.at/68431-wu-fa-lian-ai-de-li-zhi-pai
https://kisskh.at/69073-love-me-like-a-child
Feel free to check out my watchlist to see what dramas I have enjoyed.