Does anyone have any drama recommendations where the leads get married for reasons other than love, but there’s trust, partnership, and love being built slowly (slow burn)? I mean a mature relationship where both of them actually behave like adults — including when it comes to intimacy. I hate when an adult couple gets married and then sleeps in separate beds acting all awkward.
I’m tired of plots about rebirth, revenge, scumbag exes, lost daughters, childhood sweethearts reunited, fake daughter vs. real daughter, “who saved my life?”, hidden identities, jade pendants… I just want a well-built slow burn and a solid couple
I’ll leave below some examples of dramas I’ve watched and loved that have all (or most) of what I mentioned:
3. And the recent drama by Wang Kaimu, which hasn’t been added here on MDL yet: Half-Mature Husband (半熟老公)
In short, I like the simple things that work — just give me an arranged marriage or marriage-of-convenience plot with a slow burn, where the leads act like adults, respect each other, and trust one anothe 😭🙏🏻😮💨
Waiting for new versions so I can watch them all, I loved it. 😍
Does anyone have any suggestions for dramas like this, I mean, the healthy arranged marriage where they communicate and support each other, without abuse, that shows the construction of their life as a couple and, as a bonus, we discover that the guy has loved the girl for a long time and she has no idea?
I know there are a lot of arranged marriage dramas out there, and I think I've watched most of them, but I welcome suggestions for stories as good as this one...
If you’re planning to watch the drama, don’t trust the MDL rating. The drama deserves at least an 8.5 rating, but it was ruined by things that have nothing to do with the quality of the production. The actors are fantastic, the chemistry is unmatched, and the story is really good. It’s truly worth it—watch it without hesitation!
If you’re planning to watch the drama, don’t trust the MDL rating. The drama deserves at least an 8.5 rating, but it was ruined by things that have nothing to do with the quality of the production. The actors are fantastic, the chemistry is unmatched, and the story is really good. It’s truly worth it—watch it without hesitation!
It would have been a terrible ending if one of the protagonists had died or if they hadn’t ended up together, like in 2521. But stripping the series of all its credibility just because they followed the novel makes no sense to me. If it had been a poorly executed scene, maybe—but it wasn’t. They gave us the man in uniform, rocking that military look, pure eye candy… And even if it had been bad, I would’ve closed my eyes and focused only on that, because for me, it was totally worth it. Stop whining!
Oh. didnt realise they were the couple in that show. I knew Jerry Yan was the male lead but didnt know who the…
I'm totally in love with this show... the OST (one of the best of all time), the cinematography, the acting, the chemistry between the main couple are beyond words, I loved it so much. It's one of the 3 dramas I rated 10/10 in 2023, I highly recommend it! If you watch it, come back and let me know what you think ;) ~ xoxo from Brazil
I mean a mature relationship where both of them actually behave like adults — including when it comes to intimacy. I hate when an adult couple gets married and then sleeps in separate beds acting all awkward.
I’m tired of plots about rebirth, revenge, scumbag exes, lost daughters, childhood sweethearts reunited, fake daughter vs. real daughter, “who saved my life?”, hidden identities, jade pendants… I just want a well-built slow burn and a solid couple
I’ll leave below some examples of dramas I’ve watched and loved that have all (or most) of what I mentioned:
1. https://mydramalist.com/790766-jing-hun-bu-shu — I love this one (not the other versions)
2. https://mydramalist.com/793936-pu-xiang-mei-gui — same
3. And the recent drama by Wang Kaimu, which hasn’t been added here on MDL yet: Half-Mature Husband (半熟老公)
In short, I like the simple things that work — just give me an arranged marriage or marriage-of-convenience plot with a slow burn, where the leads act like adults, respect each other, and trust one anothe 😭🙏🏻😮💨
Preferably a drama where he literally lives and dies for her, and she becomes the center of his universe.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Yq_CnNf2U3oRU7BJFaZL-d9MhDU4b_QC/view?usp=share_link
Does anyone have any suggestions for dramas like this, I mean, the healthy arranged marriage where they communicate and support each other, without abuse, that shows the construction of their life as a couple and, as a bonus, we discover that the guy has loved the girl for a long time and she has no idea?
I know there are a lot of arranged marriage dramas out there, and I think I've watched most of them, but I welcome suggestions for stories as good as this one...
it really deserves so much more recognition :(
I love my country ❤️
~ xoxo from Brazil
9/10