Dramas With Break Up/ Misunderstanding/Long Separation

Main couple broke up in episode 19 and they got back together in episode 22 after 3 years of being apart.

ML disappeared for 3 years in the last episode, although not on purpose, he just literally disappeared into thin air and because it’s a fantasy, there is only some vague explanation on why he was able to return again to the FL’s side.

They separated several times. Rushed ending.

So many misunderstandings and long break up as well as separation…

Sad, tragic ending…

Not a happy ending..

Don’t be discouraged by the break up/separation…. This has a very good story and it just got better and better after the main leads reunited after a few years… very good, with happy ending and still definitely worth watching especially after they met again. 

Awesome chemistry but meh ending…

They divorced and parted ways but reunited again after a few years. The ML was unaware he had a child with the FL.

ML had a grudge against the FL’s mother for causing his family’s ruin, and wants to make her suffer. He was mean to the innocent, naive FL for the first 7 episodes but then he started to develop feelings for her. They got together in episode 11 although the ML was still conflicted and was thinking he could still walk away from the FL later on. In episode 15, they had a conflict and the FL was very upset with the ML. The ML was very remorseful and wanted the FL back. She gave in eventually around episode 18 and the show ended on a happy note with a proposal from the ML.

SPOILER ALERT!

They could have made a better ending instead of the ML accompanying the FL as she grew as old as a granny then died in his company while he continued to remain young and immortal.☹️

They had a break up and misunderstanding but when they got back together, they were very solid as a couple and closer than ever. This is another good show and on my rewatch list.

Open ending…not really a happy ending 

ML died….

Main couple’s chemistry was great, too bad the ending is not good.

FL left, it’s a sort of open ending…

This is a drama with bickering main leads, their betrothal arranged by their families. In episode 11 the ML starts becoming more interested in the FL, becoming more possessive and jealous. There are misunderstandings, persistent love rivals and a love triangle when the ML’s former love returned. In episode 23, the main couple finally started resolving their conflicts after the FL lead ran away to Australia and the ML followed her all the way there to get her back. That’s when they became a real couple. More conflicts arose when the parents and grandparents got embroiled in disputes and suddenly wanted to end the couple’s engagement. But the main couple held on and never broke up since episode 23, and everything got resolved eventually and the happy couple was  finally able to get married and eventually the FL became pregnant with their first child. Happy ending.

Even though they broke up, I still liked this drama. When they got back together, you can see their married life together for several more episodes, until their child was born. This is one of the good dramas even with the break up moment. I even rewatched this one.

I didn’t like the ending, please check the other reviews out there before watching this show.

The main couple had a long separation (3 years), but it was not because they fought or broke up mutually. The ML thought the FL died. But their reunion was lovely afterwards. Happy ending.

Sad and open ending where the leads are not together.

FL in human form “died” and went back to her goddess state, their separation was long and the misunderstanding deep. ML “died” and resurrected after 3 years. But despite the angst, this is still one of my top 10 favorite shows of all time. Happy ending…

Slow burn, couple got together in episode 19. FL broke up with ML in episode 23 but they got back together in the same episode. Ending is happy for the main couple, although it was rushed and was just meh.

l don’t think their separation lasted too long. Happy ending.

Long separation after divorce, but happy ending.

It’s still a good watch, I love the story and the main leads’ chemistry.

FL killed herself…

Few months of separation 

There is a break up, with amnesia trope thrown in for good measure.  But it still has a happy ending.

This drama had a good premise and started out promising but the ending was totally ruined. You might want to check out the reviews out there before watching this one.

It’s still a nice drama because of the main lead’s chemistry. 

I would still recommend this as a worthy watch even if this doesn’t meet the criteria on my No Break Up list. The story is good.

Main leads broke up, FL was pregnant and miscarried. But they eventually got back together, got engaged, then got married. ML who was a South Korean king went to North Korea where the FL lived to get her back. Couple had a happy ending after overcoming challenges including the FL being kidnapped by the villains.

FL died

This is still a good drama even with the break up.  It has a happy ending.

Even when there was an instance where they got separated for a while, the main couple’s chemistry here was still really good. 

Not a good ending for the main leads….

6 years of separation…..

Angsty but has a happy ending…

Long separation…

They almost divorced….

Main leads  broke up and separated for a few years…

ML died…

It still has one of the best endings out there and still worth watching.

ML pulled a noble idiot act and broke off with the FL….it still had a happy ending though.

It’s still one of the good dramas out there with a very happy ending even with the angsty parts.

Sad ending…

Someone mentioned the second lead syndrome here can be felt.

This is still one of my favorite rewatched dramas. ML’s character development was great to see. He was an asshat at first, dumping the FL because he thought his chaebol family will not accept the FL because of her background  (there was a great reveal on her true parentage later on), But he was driven mad to the point of desperation at the thought of losing the FL to another man that he threw all caution to the winds, storming into the bridal chamber after the FL’s wedding ceremony with another man.  He caused a scandal and a huge scene by forcefully pushing his way in,  knocking out the groom in front of shocked guests hovering on the doorway, and  he literally groveled on his knees, crying his eyes out, without any regard for his pride,  clinging to the FL‘s legs and begging her to go back to him (she became a gisaeng, and although it was not the conventional kind of marriage, it was still binding,  complete with legal contracts, bestowing of a large amount of financial assets and holding a well-attended, lavish formal ceremony, which is why only rich and powerful men can afford to exclusively keep a gisaeng).  It resulted in the main couple getting married after breaking the contract with the other man and marrying despite the ML’s father’s objections. That scene was one of the most unforgettable parts of this show, and the ending is wonderful, simply one of the really good dramas worth watching.

They were both married to other people and needed time to sort out their situation before they can meet again…

ML died, FL killed herself… they reincarnated in another drama “Forever and Ever”

The main couple were together around episode 20,  but they had a somewhat unhealthy relationship at first. The FL approached the ML initially with a personal motive of her own. She lied to him and they were both not great in communicating with each other, which caused a lot of misunderstandings between them. Their conflict deepened somewhere from around episode 26, and although there was no official and long break up, it was still angsty to watch. ML even blocked the FL’s number on his phone, although she did kind of deserve his cold treatment at that time. She wasn’t really honest with him, she wanted to use him as her revenge tool against her cheating ex boyfriend and his new girlfriend, and she faked her feelings for him at first before she started falling for him for real. They started resolving their issues in episode 31. I honestly just skipped the parts that I don’t really care for. Things got better for them from episode 31 all the way to episode 36.5 once they resolved their conflict and their relationship became more intimate and close. Happy ending for the mains and the other couples.

Misunderstandings abound, FL also married someone else, although the main couple still ended up together in the end

Toxic relationship between the main leads… open ending.

You might want to check out the reviews out there before watching. The ending was not all that good if you’re looking for a really happy ending.

SPOILER ALERT…..
This is a show with 30 short-length episodes. This is not a fluffy drama but the chemistry of the main couple is on fire.  In the beginning, it looked like the ML stabbed the FL and left her dying and the FL came back years after as the concubine of the ML’s father-in-law, making her the ML’s mother-in-law (ML had a wife in name only, which he divorced later on). The FL tormented the ML and there was definite love and hate in her feelings towards him. Later, there was some explanation on what happened years ago and why the ML did what he did and it was to protect her. If I have to sum up the main couple’s interactions here, it’s like they’re dancing the tango, there’s the push and pull, the fiery attraction , betrayal and vengeance, passionate love and craziness. In short, it’s rather entertaining to watch these two here. It’s a happy ending and they ended up having a daughter. But for the fluffy drama goers, this might not be your cup of tea.

Sad ending…

They did not end up together.

Too many obstacles and too much push and pull in the main couple’s relationship plus the amnesia trope… but it still had a happy ending for the main couple.

This was recommended for this list, but I was told this is not a bad show to watch if you can get past the break up.

ML died…

The couple had so much separation and angst here before they could get their happy ending. ML became an emperor, and had a political marriage with another woman even though he loved the FL, and he even had children with his wife. He had at one time had to force the FL to the palace to be his concubine just to keep her. He later dethroned his empress wife and made the FL into his empress. I kind of felt sorry for his other wife, he did not treat her well all because he was only obsessed and in love with the FL. I think she became scheming against the FL even more because of the way the ML did not even hide how much he favored the FL, even treating his children with the FL as his favorites just because he loved their mother. The ML was flawed and selfish, but he did love the FL the most in this story and clung on to her even though he knew the FL will suffer and get targeted by others by staying at the emperor’s side. She ran away from him several times but he still managed to come after her and persuade her to return to him. 

This is still a good drama to watch if you can get past the break up.

This is still worth watching even with a break up. The ending is wonderful.

Too much angst plus there is break up

Open ending, FL did not end up with anyone. It’s centered on her life journey so it’s not romance-centered.

This still has a great happy ending even with the break up.

Cunning FL, no wonder despite the harem power struggles and on/off relationship with the emperor (ML), she ended up being his favored and beloved concubine.  It’s sad that the other ML died trying to look for a cure to save her life. No one can doubt his love for her but his noble idiocy cost him to lose her in this lifetime. So I think this is a drama with 2 MLs. 

They separated in the last episode, then met again in the modern times but it didn’t feel real, and the ending is weird. FL woke up while she was in a movie set and she was identified as a kiss instructor there. It felt like she just dreamed the whole drama…

I don’t think the break up was really that long but it still took a few episodes before you can see them back together again.

I liked this drama a lot, and the break up was brief.

ML is an emperor and though they loved each other, the ML cannot keep the free-spirited FL in the palace because he knows she’s happier and will have more freedom outside the palace in the long run, and he cannot abandon his duties and responsibilities immediately. They separated and met again after several years, when the ML can finally abdicate his throne to his son and went in search of the FL.

They divorced, then got back together again later on.

FL died…