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This is because there is a group of people that like to torture themselves and develop second lead syndrome, so even though they know that only in rare occasions FL ends up with 2ML, they would like it to happen, but if it was meant to be, the 2ML would be ML...

This is a trope that I dislike. Instead of closing the love triangle early when it has met its purpose, they drag it to the last episode and even make it a big event how this other dude moves on, like the story is about him or something, when a romance story is always about the main leads...

I haven't watched this, and I agree with you! I think it should be obvious that a "romance" show is a show about two individuals (ML and FL) and their love story, and a happy ending means "them", the ML and FL, together! Whenever I see someone saying that the main leads should end up with somebody else, it makes no sense to me. They can both be red flags, but in the end, the whole point is for them to end up together... Which is why, Love Triangles, unless they help character development or push the main couple together, are a waste of time. The time many dramas invest showing interactions between FL and 2ML is time that could be used to develop the plot, for character development or just for the main couple.

I understand your point, but love triangle or no love triangle it should never happen because the whole point of a "romance" story is for us to receive the satisfaction of the two main leads getting together. If the character is abusive and evil, it does not mean that he is not interested in her for whatever his motives might be. I recognize a love triangle when I see one, and this one has all of the characteristics of a love triangle.

On the other hand, if the other guy has a good chemistry with the female lead, and she cares for him, and they spend time together, and at some point she even seems to like him... well, that's an annoying love triangle, because I am not interested in the extra person.

However, I respect your opinion, and your concept of what a love triangle is, but I don't agree with you.

Ouch! I'll just watch season 2!

That sounds great! 12 out of 30, and no break ups! This is going to be my next watch!

You're welcome!

To be completely fair, I understand that a girl should play hard to get for the guy to show that he is serious about her, and that women can be complicated and be upset about things that men overlook and don't even notice, but the issue is that you can't be traditional for one thing and progress for another. These writers want this male lead and second male lead to be the most traditional dream guy that is successful, young, tall, handsome, exclusive, professional, virgin, etc., but when it comes to the girl, they want to avoid all these things, she can have a long history of dating or a whole flock of guys flying around her while she sees no limits even after she starts dating, he has to be a traditional guy who works that can support a family, but she cannot be a family person and her career come first. Again, women deserve to be pursued, but she should be fair and respectful towards the man that she says she loves...

100% agree with you! And don't worry, my native language is Spanish, and I butcher a lot of words in English. I agree with everything you say, and the worst part is that they treat this behavior from the girl like it is normal and fair... At some point, your comment sounds like it is from a different show, but I wouldn't be able to tell because I am only on episode 6 now, but I am already skipping the other guy every time I get the chance! Let's hope for more dramas with more balance between male and female, and less BS about pure women fantasies at the cost of the male integrity and sacrifice.

The romance between the main leads here was perfect!

This is a tough remark... could you give us more details about what you hated?

I dropped on episode 11... but I do remember why, lol

This is far from light and easy... but in my personal experience, it was beyond frustrating and I had to drop it after forcing myself to watch half of it.

I don't recommend watching it. It is a classic, and it was popular by the time it came out, but the male main lead is the biggest red flag ever, the female lead is in love with his friend most of the show, the friend is what you wouldn't want as a friend and the bullying setting is too much at times. If you feel like you want to watch despite all this, be my guest.

For a person that hates love triangles like me; watching this would be torture.

I may give it a chance after I finish "Radio Romance" (By the way, planning to skip the love triangle guy there; I am only on episode 4 and he is already getting on my nerves).

This is a different topic, but I still want to bring it up! I am only on episode 4, but I already know a lot about the love triangle because I did my research; and while I plan to skip as much as I can to enjoy only the main couple, I hate how this other dude uses any opportunity to touch or get way to close to the FL... I understand if some dramas have love triangles, but most of them have one or even more which should be a device to push the main leads together, bring up some jealousy or even for the main leads (as a couple) to bring us the satisfaction that these extra people were unable to even put a dent in their relationship, but back to your comment; what's the point of dragging on a love triangle when the main leads are meant to be together... I don't see how useful is to cause angsty and unnecessary moments just because...

That was spot on! There are too many dramas that do that exact same thing; the man feels uncomfortable and is even kind enough to tell his girl before hand, but she still goes out of her way and allow all of the advances from this other guy, and if the boyfriend dates to heavy sights will be more than enough for her to be upset for days and they will only resolve the issue if he apologizes, and sometimes even after she purposely "punishes" him for days even after she is not even upset anymore... I guess all this is because the main target for Dramaland is still women, so writers will feed into all those fantasies, including keeping all prospects close with no consequences whatsoever. Additionally, if any of those things would be the opposite, and it was a guy keeping a girl that likes him close even after rejection, hell would break loose and he is a piece of you know what.

It seems to be "Lee Kang".

This is a common trope in Dramaland, where instead of completely closing the love triangle having the third person either exiting the show, or cut contact with the female lead they act like nothing even when we all know that deep down this other guy still likes the girl, but is keeping a close distance with the excuse of friendship. And to your point, I would never be a friend with the guy that likes or liked my girl, nor would I feel comfortable if that guy was still her "friend".