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Spot on. That’s exactly what we’ll get. ML does a second round of advances and FL eventually accepts. Nothing more satisfying or romantic in a romcom than to have ML do all the chasing and FL just accepts after a certain point. Usually, ML has generational wealth in these sort of dramas I mean it really begs the question how much that money plays into it. In real life no brainer but in dramaland …?

On top of all that these kind of SML never get the appropriate response they deserve for how selfish they get. They’ll get let off easily since they’re are “friends” of FL considering all kind of crap they pull. They’ll still be around FL even after FL and ML get together since they’re of course “friends” of FL. IMO it’s worse than a genuine love triangle where FL is swayed by both ML and SML but chooses ML (not pick). That way at least FL will put distance between her and SML.

Not to further disappoint you but Tastefully Yours was the exact same thing lol

About the romance part : There isn’t an official love triangle/square but cheap tropes were used on both ML and FL sides with their respective love rivals. ML colleague kisses him on the cheek to confess her feelings and having FL sees that to create misunderstandings. Although it is resolved relatively quickly, however when it comes to FL dynamics with SML it is somewhat hard to digest. Like FL has to do all sort of hanging out and have breakfast/lunch/dinner with SML in the name of work. FL actually loses all her agency and is unable to refuse/decline to SML requests. So far as to ditch dinner date with ML and spend the entire night camping with SML to watch the sun rise. FL claims she didn’t want to do it and was dragged into it by SML(yes literally) ,but FL never made a real attempt to get out of it or ask to leave at any moment. Also, FL doesn’t share why she worries and cares for SML all the time when ML asked her stating she made a promise to SML (FL definitely could’ve given ML a vague explanation without going into details). It just creates unnecessary artificial tensions causing ML to say maybe they should go back to being friends. There’s a sense of FL prioritizing SML over ML at certain times. Overall, cheap narratives were used to create misunderstandings and jealousy between the leads when it could’ve been easily avoided since the leads only ever liked each other.

What the actual 🤢🤢🤢!!! We have a SML confessing he likes FL(childhood best friend) and that he not only sees her as a friend but also a woman. Oh btw, sometimes he also sees her as a little sister, a big sister, an aunt, a cousin and a mom. 🤡🤡🤡 everyone involved even the cast

I second shipping ML with a SFL. ML&SFL deserve justice. It’s some what annoying in dramaland where you always get the sense of SML ending up with FL if ML isn’t in the picture, but never in a thousand years SFL would end up with ML vice versa. And how much ML is kept pure where we’d always get a FL who has dated/dating, engaged/broken off or married/divorced.

One spring night is up there for my all time favorite kdrama but I do worry this could turn into a cheating mess (emotional or otherwise) for a romcom, no? Did just clock the divorced female lead tag. We shall see then

I was just about to say the same thing. Looking like we’ll definitely get a forced love triangle with the “husband” falling for her. It’s just a matter of how long they’ll drag it out and how much they’ll elevate it. Couldn’t agree with you more on lots of right elements being there but hoping it won’t turn into a love triangle mess. Still recovering from the mess that was Choice Husband(cdrama) but I’m seeing some similarities. Or maybe I’m just being delulu

Are we really having SLS over a guy that can’t take No for an answer. And to insist FL should end up with someone who’s forcing their love on her is just plain baffling. Wouldn’t those feelings no matter how sincere they are would just become a burden for FL to deal with if she doesn’t want them? Like how many times must she refuse/reject? Also, from the looks of it SML will keep on pursuing FL if he feels an opportunity present itself in the future. Not taking No for an answer is awful bad quality to have that can lead to a lot of dangerous places if it turns into obsession, No?

This is one of those shows that really puts things into different perspective. After finishing it I’ve now come to realize bridges are also built for jumping off.
But seriously, how can anyone still be cordial with someone that kept your own child away from you for 2 years and isolated you all to themselves in the hope of getting inside your pants??

No, I agree with you on most things. FL and SML definitely shares a bond that ML can’t come between no matter how many times he says it makes him jealous. FL being too naive for her age plus FL and ML may not even be the perfect match. That being said I just don’t like how in too many of these dramas the so called best friend of FL gets down right manipulative, pretentious, and self-serving the minute a competition enters. Like what good it would do now to confess your love when your best friend just got into a serious relationship. I’m all for going out there and competing fairly for FL affection. After all you’re the one with all the advantages in already knowing/sharing a special bond with FL in the first place.

Absolutely NOT. Look it was fair game for 2ML until ep13 happened (not so sincere but very creepy behavior). Turns out he’s just another one of those 2MLs that are supposedly FL best friend but actually disrupt/sabotages any potential relationship for FL because they can’t have FL for themselves.

Qi Min character frustrates me to no end. A disgusting hypocrite. His principles are a joke.

Qi Min on one hand cannot and will not accept the princess’s forced one sided love. He resents her for trying to trap him with a sham marriage. Even while dying in her arms Qi Min refused her love for him. Not one bit faulting Qi Min for rejecting the princess which he has every right to do so since feelings between them aren’t mutual.

BUT, on the other hand Qi Min is more than happy/willing to subject his one sided love onto Female Lead. Mind you this is a woman who is separated from her lover(ML) through extreme circumstances, is currently pregnant with ML’s child, and arranged to marry Qi Min against her free will in order to save her family from being killed. To make it worse this woman was aware of Qi Min feelings in the first place but chose to be with someone else(ML). Qi Min knew this fact and knew he would have to beg for love in this marriage. What is especially disgusting is how Qi Min expected something to happen at wedding night. He wouldn’t even spare her some time to come to term with her unresolved feelings for her ex-lover or wait until she is willing. I was happy to see Qi Min crashing out and pathetically crying when he found out his bride has been swapped lol. Such a HYPOCRITE. Only befitting of his character to try to do the right thing when he is certain things will not go as he had hoped for, and throw away his life at the end. Can’t expect much from a character without an ounce of self respect or self awareness.

Another Jeremiah Fisher of Sml. Try to force your way in between two people that like each other and cries about it when you’re inevitably forced out. Just like Jere using all the cheap tricks and only ever saw FL as a prize.

Went through some comments and honestly some what concerning people are not only having Sml syndrome but are misogynist towards Fl. Like what?? God forbid a woman chooses to be with a guy she likes while never leading on the other guy.

We have here the classic flirting while handsome and harassment while ugly. I could only assume pretty privilege as to why a lot of people in the comments let slide behaviors of this red flag galore of a Sml.

If these are not red flags, idk what is (just to list a few)
1.) Randomly inserted himself into almost every aspect of FL life
2.) Cannot take NO for an answer , his ego won’t allow it
3.) Telling people what kind of relationship they can and can’t have with FL
4.) Looking like he wants to hurt someone or something whenever FL interacts with ML
5.) Possessiveness of FL when they’re just friends at best (claiming she’s his gf , wife to be, etc)
6.) An opportunist (kissing FL while she’s drunk)
7.) Can’t take No for an answer

Honestly so much more and fyi apparently if you like someone and just happen to save their life, remember that person owe it to themselves to be with you. Plus if you’re going kiss someone while they are drunk enough to black out, make it look hot so that people will cheer you on and say you two have so much chemistry

P.S. DO NOT DO THAT

FL put in more effort into being with Sml and the other older teacher she confessed to and was rejected than the ML. It seemed after their reunion FL only ended up with ML because he was doing all the chasing and the script says so. A disservice to their younger selves where you can truly see effort on both sides hence better chemistry.

Pathetic Sml. Disgusting character to say the least. He had all the time to tell FL (his best friend apparently) that he likes her but doesn’t. Assuming he was afraid of ruining their friendship why try to confess after FL tells him she has a boyfriend now (actually isolate FL to confess but interruptedby ML ). And to make the matter worse first sign of real trouble between the lead relationship this PATHETIC Sml actually confesses that he loves FL but when FL doesn’t take it seriously he tries to play it off as a joke. The same scene when Sml sees ML coming he goes on and hugs FL without consent and tries to take her away from ML (FL doesn’t go with Sml and runs off to find ML to reconcile). And the worst of all, being bitter, pathetic and getting rejected wasn’t enough this Sml has the audacity to go up to ML and tells him he’s now entrusting his best friend (FL) with ML , and that ML should treat her right. Such hypocrisy trying to score moral points as if he wasn’t a p.o.s all along.

A bit of a let down between main couple. They were communicating and supporting each other so well since the start until they decided not to about halfway through. They let other people dictate their lives to the point where they can’t even be friends. Mind u they went from strangers to being good friends since the beginning (ep1). It was love at first sight but subtle. They were inching closer to each other ep by ep. But all this build up was somewhat ruined by them not communicating openly all the sudden and SML (a creep btw). Sml manipulates and lies to FL pretty much since the start but it got worse. I get that they have to use Sml to get jealous moments and get our MC together but for about 5eps before MC confess their feelings to each other Sml hands were all over FL. He (sml) holds, touches, carries and even saves FL. And of course our poor ML witness all of it and be a sad boi for like 5eps straight. It just felt a bit too much even though FL only has eyes for ML. Everything mentioned above and their(MC) mutual friend literally having to drag both of them by the neck to get them to confirm their feelings just cheapens what was going to be a beautiful friends to lovers sort of relationship.