I feel like people in the comments are being too harsh. Their relationship is just a web of miscommunications…
I think the problem some people here have is that, while we are being shown Hyun Woo on a guilt trip throughout the 8 episodes for even thinking of divorcing her, thinking only of his freedom when he got to know about her illness, and wanting some kind of alimony due to the suggestion of his friend, Hae In is generally shown as more angry on the matter rather than feeling guilt for her wrong behaviors in the marriage. I know we haven't been shown the proper picture yet about what damaged their relationship, but Hae In is getting more victimized in this situation just because she has an illness, past traumas, and, as a woman, had more trauma due to child loss. Hyun Woo is at least seen trying to communicate his problems with the marriage, but we don't see that from her side as she becomes rather petty in comparison by trying to hack his phone, showing her anger by humiliating him in front of others like her employees, which, by the way, decreases his credibility in front of others, tailing him, and even being rather detached about the whole situation. Even after the divorce, we are only shown that Hae In gets a sudden epiphany about wanting to leave Hyun Woo so that he can leave behind all the humiliations he has faced. But we don't see her trying to mend the relationship or at least communicate. One of my favorite dramas, 18 Again, was like that. The leads there were just the opposite of this couple. The male lead was not willing to communicate while the female lead was a saint and very understanding. But the thing that show did better was they were both equally shown the wrongs they have committed in their marriage throughout the show. They both had problems, but both were apologizing and trying to mend their relationship with proper communication, while here we only see Hyun Woo having a character arc where he is trying to save the marriage, while Hae In's character arc isn't properly developed in this regard.
I don't think she meant it...maybe just to comfort her bro
I think it's the exact opposite. Women's suffering becomes more noticeable in society, while men's is generally forgotten because many of them can't even complain about it as society will perceive them as less manly. And we still don't know what sort of treatment was given to Hae In by her in-laws, as previews can often be deceptive. But I don't think they can mistreat her because his family, except for his mother, exhibits gold digger behavior and will not do anything to Hae In as long as they think they can maintain their status and Hae In has money.
I don't remember seeing good sfl who I can root for ml if I don't like fl in kdramas for long time ..i don't know…
The SFLs in dramas like You are My Spring, Wedding Impossible, It's Okay to Not Be Okay, Hi Bye Mama, Emergency Couple, Go Back Couple, Oh My Ghost, Twinkling Watermelon are quite good. You should check these dramas out.
You know, I have watched many after-marriage struggle dramas like Familiar Wife, 18 Again, Go Back Couple, and this one. I was always mainly on the side of the male leads because I was able to connect more with them. I even rooted for the couples to be back together, even with them having many other choices or pursuers other than their significant other. But this is the only drama where I think Min Jung shouldn't have been together with the ML. She deserved her own happiness rather than some second-hand husband who, despite still being hung up on his dead wife, married her. He was emotionally unavailable, wasn't truthful to Min Jung about his feelings, and never showed any effort to show whether he loves Min Jung or not. I don't know whether it is the problem of writing or acting, but I don't think Kang Hwa loved Min Jung at all. I believe he married her only so that his daughter could have a mother figure. Even when Min Jung was leaving, the only thing he said was sorry. Even at the end, I thought Min Jung only stayed together with him just for the sake of her daughter, and I wished they shouldn't have been together after all, as Min Jung clearly deserved someone who loved her as if she was his world.
Hey guys, as we saw in this episode, Song Joong Ki was in his Vincenzo character, even having the pen gifted to him by Hong Cha Young. So, do you think he only helped Hae In because Hong Cha Young and Hong Hae In could be distantly related cousins, and Cha Young asked Vincenzo for help? I am very much interested in this theory because it perfectly aligns with both of them having common surnames.
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