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the more I get to know the grand-father, the less I like him. he is really a miserable human being. god blessed me with reasonable grand-parents and the strength to say "the hell with your advise!" when I feel wronged. here they have the 2 opposite problems: the grand-pa is an idiot, and the grand-children doesn't have the nerves to send him to bed.

yes, that's definitely a possibility. and he is the kind of person who isn't afraid to crack some eggs...

I don’t understand the relationship between the tatoo and the alleged abuse. Is there an Asian (Korean) member who can explain?

"I felt my heart drop. I couldn't possibly live without you in my life." ~ the grandpa to min-ho.
so, why don't you act accordingly?

we saw in this episode the manipulation's skills of haejung and hyunjae.

haej; she made sure that her husband could not seek shelter in his parents' home while running away from marital arguing. and once at home, she pretended to give up on him to make sure that yjae think twice before telling her no in the future.

hjae: he is more subtle but hit hard too. he just expressed his true feelings in a way that drove the elders to understand that their decision could have harmful consequences for the family's harmony. in fact I am sure that if nothing is done, mirae will get ill.

about soojung: I really loved the quiet way she told her biological father that she is not going to change their official relationship. the fact that she said nothing to the children letting the grand-pa play the hero when he did nothing good for his grand-children.

ep 41: after putting everyone upside down:
"I am just getting started."
~ my beloved hyunjae

"I hit rock bottom, dug a few basement levels, and then bounced back."
~ my beloved hyunjae

I loved this drama for many reasons and your review made me smile. I won't argue on everything but 2 :
1- you didn't like it but watched all about it nonetheless.
2- sometimes the unbelievable is the reality. like this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takotsubo_cardiomyopathy
thanks for your sharing!

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you can replace religion by tradition because it is followed with equal respect in asian countries. it's a sin to not marry your partner because then it'll stain your reputation and your family's reputation as well. this being done, maybe your siblings, uncles, aunts and cousins won't be able to find a job or a good spouse. you and your family will be the focus point of all gossips for years. you know the japanese saying: the nail that protudes is the one being hit. everybody feels entitled to judge and say out loud how the neighbors should live their life. you can say you don't care, and mean it, but ultimately at one point or an other, you will be paying for that.
so yes, that's unfortunate, but that's how it works.
I don't say I am ok with that, on the contrary. in France people don't care, and I love that. but korea is korea, france is france.

ep40

ok so we went down the drama with hjae, the depression and all.
up and down the emotional roller coaster with the lost daughter thing. ok, fine!

one of the things I loved the most with this drama was the low crises' content. it was really soothing. but now this is more and more hectic, and I am taking a step back.

the good thing is that the elder son's couple is pleasant to watch now. it's like haej personality changed to be more empathetic, and yjae learned somehow how to be an assertive older brother and have critical thoughts about his beloved grandpa. these things are less likely to happen in real life, but what can I say? dramas' magic!

will mirae agree to live with hjae? will she be pregnant afterwards? will she loose the baby? and why would she loose the baby in the house of her parents if she lives with hjae? for this episode there were supposedly a scene in the IR, and it didn't happen. last time the return of mirae's ex didn't happen. and so on... lies lies lies... tiresome.

I am not saying that the show doesn't deserve to be watched, but the 4 last episodes were exhausting and the writer is keeping too much tension. they are making out previews with no relation with the actual show... it's becoming annoying. if the next episode is as tense as these ones, I declare that the drama is ruined.

kind people HAVE to be strong. because when you are kind, you get targeted all the time. I say kind, not coward.
from the beginning, it's easy to say that mirae is very strong.

ep 39
I let my passion for this show fade while watching an other show, and then just in seconds, hearing how hyunjae wants to solve the current situation, I fall for him again! this man is highly lovable!

haej being thoughtful to hjae: it's the first time I see her treating him really like her little brother and doing something for him. at least their relationship isn't completely one sided.

wow next episode seems to be burning hot!

that's a good drama but I am really impress with the amount of lies in every episode! everybody is lying all the time. don't tell mom, don't tell dad, don't tell our sister, don't tell our brother... wow! I am just on episode 22 and my head is spinning...

I like your answer, you have summarized what is incest for me: close blood relation or having spent time together during childhood. if the 2 non-blood related persons loved each other from childhood to adulthood it's also ok. but when people go from childhood friendship to adulthood love relation, I don't buy it.

seeing her mom in tears because of the situation and because of HER actually, might have broken her heart even more. she was already afraid she could loose hjae, she must feel hopeless. don't forget they just lost the grand-ma, all the family is emotionally fragile and grieving.
please be considerate... in time of stress, everybody processes his feelings his/her own way.

because you also need to sleep...

this being said, in France when you adopt a child, it's with all heirloom and rights.

the whole sentence is this one:
"it's not like you need a child so you adopt one, and you need to ease your "blood" family so you give him no right."

I live in France, I know that. I am not saying the whole world should adopt african's traditions and laws.

I say that I love them so much and agree so much!

I don't think this comes from the western culture because here in France I do know some married cousins... and people don't care. as long as you are not siblings, people don't care.

I understand you sooo much!

but, I also think that it's easy to be "perfect" when everything is going fine, but it's when shit happens that you really get to see what a person is made of. and I want to see what is inside hyun jae... my love for him goes until the end. let's support our favorite baby!
himna!

hahaha! this is why girls like bad guys! we see him once with a smile and kind gesture, and for that single time, we are ready to ruin something valuable.