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Considering how trashy most of Cdramas can get, this was not bad.

Take back what I said about this drama,
This is pretty fun.

Thought it would be traditional perfect rich guy & needs to rescue the girl.

This is different in a good way bit of reversal on traditional take.
The ML is a little dumb and sweet. The FL is the cold one but you can see the playful smile lingering on her and she looks deadly beautiful when kicking.

the ML's friend needs to get a grip.
He tried and the FL's friend says no to him multiple times. At this point, it's just harassment. Have seen this play out in Cdramas where the guy does not get the message. These guys think it's ok to pursue when the girl says NO.
Even in this drama the ML asks if she has a Boyfriend. Dude need to understand whether she has a bf or not is moot. All you need to know is she does not like you and asked you to back off.

Well, at the least the discussion was lively :)

Please read the first post in the chain.

It is a hypothetical scenario & my response was specific to that scenario.

but it has happened, not to DD but to her mom & it is probably one of the central themes of the drama.

How can we ignore the elephant in the room - her mom leaving DD and her dad & not bring it in discussion of a hypothetical scenario of DD leaving YG.

DD has been contrasted with her mom very frequently in the drama, more so in the recent episodes.
So, even if it's not tasteful, it is pertinent to discuss it because the drama is also doing the comparison.

I am not judging DD's character,

My reply was only to a hypothetical scenario of DD leaving.

What her mom did has a huge impact on DD's life, thinking and choices, most of which in a positive way.

Bringing her parents is the best way to juxtapose what DD is doing and what happens in case she decides to give up akin to her mom.

That's a hypothetical response to a hypothetical scenario being discussed.
After all, isn't Anna's regret an important point of the drama?

May be it was over-board by bringing in the world 'cheat' but in a hypothetical scenario, it probably serves as a shock word to understand how regret plays later in life, of missed chances and opportunities.

Because they are her parents &
what her mom has done has affected a lot of her choices until now.

Not sure why people are so sensitive when I bring in the parents.

The drama makes it very clear that DD is trying to make choices markedly different from what her mom made long back.
That is one of the salient points of the drama, unless we want to ignore the mother & daughter sitting in front of each other and DD making it very clear to her what's important to her.
It directly compares the choice her mother made long back VS the choice DD is making now.

since the whole thing 'IF' DD does something, my answers are only to that 'IF' and not to how DD is being in the drama - a woman deeply attached to the people she loves and wants to be with them.

The relationship at this point has nothing to do with her parents.

Her choices though have everything to do with her life experiences. A large part of that comes from her thinking her dad cheated on her mom. This reasoning has played in the drama and DD's choices.
So, to say her parents have nothing to do with her choices in her relationship is wrong.

And I stick to it, if DD gives up, she does not deserve her love. Not just YG but any other love as well. Just because she is a girl does not mean she should not fight for what's hers.
It things get tough & she bails, what's the point?

Some times bringing in those brings bit of clarity to how things should be.
Does Anna regret what she did 27 years back? If given a chance, would should still make the same choice?

These kind of hypothetical questions make for interesting contrasts. Does the child make the same choices and mistakes the parents made? That is one of the important aspects of a family drama.

Without these comparisons and contrasts, it would make for a boring drama :)

If YG does not fight at this point, he does not deserve DD period.
That poor girl has put her heart out & if he does not man up at this point, it simply means he does not deserve her.

Yes, with her background it's pretty easy to imagine her aversion to be with a man who she thought was cheater.
Now that the misunderstanding is gone, fight for it.

The reason we bring in the mom is to understand the context of the argument.
her mom dumped her love and is now starting affairs to get it back.
Mr Park is a cheater, period. He did not ditch his love like it's being suggested DD do.

Everyone has reasons.
Now even YG has as well.

Point being, if you don't fight for your love, you don't deserve it.
If it needs begging or something even more degrading, so be it. And this goes for both YG and DD.
If it's degrading to fight for love, then it's best to refrain from loving someone. Cause with that kind of thinking the relationship won't last anyway.

how quickly people forget the efforts YG put in. few episodes back it was DD who was doing the running away.

DD must see this to the end.
If she gives up, she does not deserve it.

At least SeRa is going above and beyond for YG.
So, DD buck up and don't give up & if you do give up, don't come back years later and start affairs like your mom.

Strangely liking the story.

The cheating by the FL dad and ML mom is so shameless.
Can't believe the wife has not beat the crap out her husband.

Somehow these two cheaters are making it sound like they are Romeo & Juliet and the whole world is against their love.

sisters steals the lover so, the FL ends up with a CEO.

Do these directors smoke some bad stuff before deciding on a story for a drama?!

Finally finished it,

was reluctant to finish it since it was so good.

To fully enjoy this, need to watch the prequel 'One and Only'.
Only then one will understand the pain they went through.
One of those rare dramas where the prequel makes the sequel so good.

This one of 30 episodes of romance without any break.

These kinds of dramas seem to be pretty popular in China.

The ML in love with the FL for a very long time. In fact she would be the only girl he would have ever loved in his life.
The FL would be in love with other guys, date them etc etc and the ML would be waiting patiently, listening to her crying about other guys, giving advise and helping her.
And when the FL realizes the man she loves does not love her or dumps her, she goes to the ML who is immediately available. The ML would be very glad that she finally chose to date him and will be like loyal puppy to her.

Oh, the ML has to be very good looking and a CEO or very successful.

Looks like the ultimate fantasy of teenage girls. The handsome man she ends up with has only ever loved her, will wait for her for years and will never look at another woman.
Can imagine why this crap sells since this seems to be the most common theme in a lot of Cdramas.

The writers are clearly making a contrast between DD and her birth mother.

Anna left her daughter for materialistic needs.
DD cares naught for materialistic needs but needs those kids and YS.

Even in the beginning, all DD wanted was to become a teacher. Looking at how great she is with the 3 kids, she would make a wonderful teacher.
Some people are just happy being a teacher than being forced into a role that would invariably end up hurting them.

And yeah, man up YS.