Kelekat

EXACTLY.

Adding to this (bearing in mind that I haven't even started this yet) but, since when does a BOSS have to accept his WORKERS for who they are??? LOL! He's the boss. In the workplace his views go. If you don't like his values you leave and find a job elsewhere which matches yours. That's LITERALLY a key aspect of an interview process - both parties make sure they assess and understand whether or not their values align.

Don't know what the heck that original commentor was talking about. LOL!

I can definitely agree with that sentiment.

I haven't started this yet but I saw this comment and wanted to share a different viewpoint - even though I do fully understand and agree with where you're coming from, so much so that I'll be on the lookout for this once I get to this episode and thank you for commenting on it.

As a person who's lost a parent though, the truth is , even when you're told they're terminal and nothing more can be done you hang on to any thread of hope that there's some miracle treatment that can save them. I have no clue what his mother's illness is or anything like that so believe me when I say I know I may be way off with what was actually happening in the drama but, what I'm saying that generally we throw everything into finding a way to save them, even when everyone else has given up hope, because we're praying for that miracle.

Nice!

Have you tried watching it on viki? I'm waiting for it to finish airing before I start it but viki's subs are usually really good so I'm hoping they don't let me down with this drama.

Me too! I'm floored by how much people disliked it.

This was my first time watching it so I think I get what you mean about seeing new things the second time you watched it. It happens often for me too, especially with these kinds of more intricate romances, and I can actually see a lot of what you're saying already now that I think back on it. What I typed was my immediate, raw first reaction as I was watching it for the first time, without the foresight of their future interactions and growth to taper my responses to what I was seeing.

Also the false alarm about her death was a trick the show used at the end of the episode for dramatic effect. It clearly had nothing to do with their reconciliation once they showed the next episode. That's obvious. I posted about that elsewhere in the comments, clarifying that they did NOT use that as a catalyst.

I get that, but by 30 she has life experience. She's had lots of opportunities to observe others around her in their relationships. She's not living in a bubble.

I'm well past my 30s so of course I've seen adults have inexperience in their 1st relationships but when they enter one at a later age, while it IS an adjustment for them, they usually have a STRONGER understanding of the most basic aspects of being a good partner in a relationship. The way HE approaches it is actually MORE accurate for their ages. Of course there are lots of exceptions. This FL would be one of those exceptions and just like someone like that would drive me crazy in real life, she drove me crazy here. It's as simple as that.

Ooooh! All the complaints about this FL already in this drama and it's all stuff I would have issues with too and cannot stand. This doesn't bode well. Not sure this is a drama for me. I'm really glad you posted this!

Oh hell. I haven't started this yet but your comments are very telling. This all sounds like stuff I'd have a problem with too! Hopefully it gets better.

Okay so I finally made it all the way to when they reconciled in the final episode and they show the ML finally getting through to the FL about where she went wrong and the mistakes she made. This is supposed to be a mature 30 year old but he has to teach her the most basic things about respecting and trusting one another in a relationship, and working together towards their goals. smh

I'm glad they at least made it so the ML helped her understand in the end. I can accept that.

I've also seen comments that she's mature...WHAT?!?!
She's literally one of the most IMMATURE 30 year olds I've ever seen! EXTREMELY IMMATURE. She's also very spoiled.

The FL's apologies are the most insincere ever and when the ML tells her that, each time, she resorts to playing the victim in the situation further adding insult to injury. All because he won't automatically forgive her simply because she says the word, "I'm sorry", with no actual remorse or acknowledgement of her wrongdoings. That just means she'll continue to do hurtful things and expect to be forgiven again each time, which is exactly what happens in the drama.

I see people commenting and saying that she's not that bad because she apologizes promptly. If someone hurts you tremendously then says, oh did I hurt you I guess I'm sorry, how would you feel? If they then went on to say, "well I said I'm sorry I don't get why you're still griping about it", how would you feel then? That's exactly what her behavior has been towards the ML, and the mistakes she's made are huge ones. In fact, each time she even goes one level further and starts acting like he's being unreasonable to the point that he's now hurting her feelings so he should be the one apologizing to her!

OMG AGAIN! On EP 20 and here she goes AGAIN with this "I apologized already why does he need to drag this out and be so petty." How insincere can you be?! It shows EXACTLY what I said the last time she did this shit, she won't stop doing stuff like this because she doesn't actually feel remorse and knows she can just get him to take her back. That's a really shitty way to treat someone you love.

OMG AGAIN! On EP 20 and here she goes AGAIN with this "I apologized already why does he need to drag this out and be so petty." How insincere can you be?! It shows EXACTLY what I said the last time she did this shit, she won't stop doing stuff like this because she doesn't actually feel remorse and knows she can just get him to take her back. That's a really shitty way to treat someone you love.

I would have liked the drama a lot more if they used sincerity as the catalyst for reconciliation between our leads rather than continuously using manipulation to achieve it. Just because they use light and bubbly background music or try to make it seem lighthearted and harmless when they do it doesn't make it more appealing.

For instance, the ML never got a chance to bring up the pilot program in their hometown even though - in obvious support of her dreams and career goals - he'd already started gathering information to share with her as soon as he learned of it, but then she blindsided him with her sudden departure. He shows clear consideration for her in every decision he makes while she only shows complete disregard for him, followed by her using anything but simple sincerity to get him to "get past" (not forgive or understand - she always wants to gloss over) her wrongdoings and reconcile with her. Everything she does constantly shows a lack of regard and respect for him in their relationship. She doesn't grow as a person because she doesn't even bother addressing her mistakes and the show just shows everyone supporting her bad behavior. I don't even want to finish watching this now but I'm so close to the end. UGH!

Also, instead of choosing to use simple sincerity to push along the reconciliation(s) between the leads, the constant use of MANIPULATION is such a huge turnoff for me.

OMG I'm still having the hardest time finishing this last episode! I keep watching for a few minutes then stopping because it's just so frustrating! I don't like anything they're doing or saying.