Re-solidifying my I can't be a stay at home mom/wife resolve!
Oh yeah, the housewife role is certainly not for me too. I actually think it's a skill and they are some people who are really passionate and good at it which is great. I'm just not one of them.
am i the only one who is pissed that seung-hi and the husband want her to leave and act as if she shouldn't be…
Not only entitled...they are so self-absorbed that they don't see anyone else. And that will also be their downfall to eachother since they are eachother's mirror.
I'm just going to say it...If in the end of this drama Dr Cha reconciled and get back together with her douchebag narcissistic husband, then I will QUIT watching Kdrama ( except BL genre) for 5 years. I will take it as a sign that I need to take a long break because all my kdrama hopes will be lost. So writers, please don't fail me...
What a pleasure this drama has been...It was a beautiful distraction indeed from real life mess. Would it have killed the writers to add 2 more eps. so we can have a proper ending without rushing...sigh SF and AN went from strangers, suspicion, financial aid to best of friends, sisters, work partners and now to be in-laws. It was so beautiful watching their relationship growing from strength to strength. Even though MM was despicable, I guess it took domestic abuse (which I do not accept) and family financial woes for her to get back her senses. And hopefully she becomes a better person. Now I really do not like how they dealt with the 2 most despicable evils. So PX whatever, gets to just stepdown and go on vacation whilst YWL gets to have a day or 2 of repentance and finally get in touch with humanity....boo-hoo Those two deserve HELL in real-time. Okay can I just pray for YWL to meet those vicious violent criminals in prison who will show him what exactly abuse is all about. And can PXR just die wherever he is on vacation please. Now this is the ending I wanted for these two. Nonetheless I love how it circled back to our 2 heroines looking very happy. SL in a wedding gown...LoL And poor YK...those kids will be the end of him...hehe OVERALL it's 8.5/10 for me
WOW...This drama is turning up to be my rare gem of 2023 so far. Well, to be fair, a drama that takes me out of my comment-retirement deserves praise. First thing though, QL is my bias...I just love the way she acts and her whole demeanour in her roles. It feels like watching that sister you admire and can't help but feel proud atst. Back to the drama...I gotta say the cheating husband trope is getting old. But then again, many husbands (and wives)are still cheating to this day in real life, so is it really old??🤔 What I love here is we've got 2 women on opposite ends of the spectrum who somehow found solace and camaraderie in eachother. I love that SF's discovery of AN's past did not put her off from being there for her throughout given her own experience with mistresses etc. There was no projection whatsoever and I commend her for that. AN is a very fascinating character and given her humble beginnings she fits in well nicely into SF's middle-class career woman style. The men here...Well I wanna beat up most of them especially SF's cheating narcissistic and abusive husband. This man deserve jail and hell (whatever comes first). I hate him with my innerbeing and it says a lot about the actor acting. Ofc AN's baby's bio-dad is another douchebag. The only silver lining here are the men at SF's workplace (her tech friend/partner cracks me up) and Mr Stingy on the block opposite SF office. To think this drama has 20ep only...Sigh.
Thank you all so much for your responses. I will give it another try and if it turns to be another little gem like you all seem to be saying then Cheers to me binging.....
Anyone kindly let me know if this is worth watching because, I have only watched the 1st ep but didn't get hooked. I love the leads actors but TSY's last drama (Master of my own) wasn’t my cup of tea hence the hesitation. So to those up to date, what do you think?
Have watched up to ep 12 and I am stopping now until it finishes so I can binge and ff all the scenes I don't like. The problem I am having with this drama is pacing and I know some of it is related to ep. count. Why oh why would this drama be 35ep. I really don't understand. I find the lead characters interesting but apart from them falling in love, there is nothing else I find interesting enough to pull me in. And I really don't care about the 2nd couple. So what else is there, really??? I wonder.
Oh how I have missed her...I didn't watch TSOXcause the plot and genre is not my type so I can't wait for this one. Zhao Li Ying looks gorgeous in that pic.
I really love these three distinct women.... Lei Li is what we call the 21st century independent woman. She has it all money can buy but has to go battling heads with male egos at work. And again we have the wives always blaming her for sleeping with their husbands 🙄 😒 (this trope again, sadly). There is one area she hasn't paid attention to and that's relationships. I love when she has a moment of truth and honesty when she described her life but also how nice to have someone care for her and do the simple things instead of her doing it for herself. I actually like her CP with GX, however I think that the writer needs to make up their mind on chemistry cause sometimes I get the mom/son or sister/brother kind...and nope, it's not because of the age gap. And then we have Jia Nan whom I started of side-eyeing but grew to be my bias. JN is a product of her environment. She grew up seeing her mom being treated like doormate by her father so she pretty much hates being like her mom and tries by all means to defy that. And that means being impulsive, hot-headed, short-tempered and blunt like a sharp knife. I love that she is unapologetically herself and how she is pursuing a guy she likes. And then Doumei...Wow, I have mixed feelings about her but ultimately I respect her choices. A housewife who only knows how to keep pretty, cook, clean and stroke her m-in-law's ego for her husband. I really couldn't understand her at first but I have now and beginning to like her actually. Hmmmmm, And no...I can never be a housewife but I respect them. The guys haven't left a deep impact on me but then again, I'm here for the girls, so.....
P.S. If you wonder if you wanna watch it - I say try the 1st 4 ep and then decide.
No really, tell us how you REALLY think. lol I find it fun and lively and normal life in many spots. BTW, this…
Oh you're right on the part that Cdramas have a tendency to portray women in a negative light many times and ecah time I seenit, I try to point it out. If you don't see it here then, I don't know. Btw Douban rate it 2.2
The only one thing I cannot figure out is how this drama's title include "Gentleman" in it...The name in itself is self explanatory gentle and man. Here these characters are far from it soooo, sigh....anywho.
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Definitely YK should have come sooner...hahaha
Would it have killed the writers to add 2 more eps. so we can have a proper ending without rushing...sigh
SF and AN went from strangers, suspicion, financial aid to best of friends, sisters, work partners and now to be in-laws. It was so beautiful watching their relationship growing from strength to strength. Even though MM was despicable, I guess it took domestic abuse (which I do not accept) and family financial woes for her to get back her senses. And hopefully she becomes a better person. Now I really do not like how they dealt with the 2 most despicable evils. So PX whatever, gets to just stepdown and go on vacation whilst YWL gets to have a day or 2 of repentance and finally get in touch with humanity....boo-hoo
Those two deserve HELL in real-time. Okay can I just pray for YWL to meet those vicious violent criminals in prison who will show him what exactly abuse is all about. And can PXR just die wherever he is on vacation please. Now this is the ending I wanted for these two. Nonetheless I love how it circled back to our 2 heroines looking very happy.
SL in a wedding gown...LoL
And poor YK...those kids will be the end of him...hehe
OVERALL it's 8.5/10 for me
Back to the drama...I gotta say the cheating husband trope is getting old. But then again, many husbands (and wives)are still cheating to this day in real life, so is it really old??🤔
What I love here is we've got 2 women on opposite ends of the spectrum who somehow found solace and camaraderie in eachother. I love that SF's discovery of AN's past did not put her off from being there for her throughout given her own experience with mistresses etc. There was no projection whatsoever and I commend her for that. AN is a very fascinating character and given her humble beginnings she fits in well nicely into SF's middle-class career woman style. The men here...Well I wanna beat up most of them especially SF's cheating narcissistic and abusive husband. This man deserve jail and hell (whatever comes first). I hate him with my innerbeing and it says a lot about the actor acting. Ofc AN's baby's bio-dad is another douchebag. The only silver lining here are the men at SF's workplace (her tech friend/partner cracks me up) and Mr Stingy on the block opposite SF office.
To think this drama has 20ep only...Sigh.
So to those up to date, what do you think?
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The problem I am having with this drama is pacing and I know some of it is related to ep. count. Why oh why would this drama be 35ep. I really don't understand. I find the lead characters interesting but apart from them falling in love, there is nothing else I find interesting enough to pull me in. And I really don't care about the 2nd couple. So what else is there, really??? I wonder.
The kiss that was cut in ep 20
ENJOY!
I wonder too 🤔
Zhao Li Ying looks gorgeous in that pic.
Lei Li is what we call the 21st century independent woman. She has it all money can buy but has to go battling heads with male egos at work. And again we have the wives always blaming her for sleeping with their husbands 🙄 😒 (this trope again, sadly). There is one area she hasn't paid attention to and that's relationships. I love when she has a moment of truth and honesty when she described her life but also how nice to have someone care for her and do the simple things instead of her doing it for herself. I actually like her CP with GX, however I think that the writer needs to make up their mind on chemistry cause sometimes I get the mom/son or sister/brother kind...and nope, it's not because of the age gap.
And then we have Jia Nan whom I started of side-eyeing but grew to be my bias. JN is a product of her environment. She grew up seeing her mom being treated like doormate by her father so she pretty much hates being like her mom and tries by all means to defy that. And that means being impulsive, hot-headed, short-tempered and blunt like a sharp knife. I love that she is unapologetically herself and how she is pursuing a guy she likes.
And then Doumei...Wow, I have mixed feelings about her but ultimately I respect her choices. A housewife who only knows how to keep pretty, cook, clean and stroke her m-in-law's ego for her husband. I really couldn't understand her at first but I have now and beginning to like her actually. Hmmmmm, And no...I can never be a housewife but I respect them.
The guys haven't left a deep impact on me but then again, I'm here for the girls, so.....
P.S. If you wonder if you wanna watch it - I say try the 1st 4 ep and then decide.
Most times, I don't agree with this platform so this is the first time I agree...hehe
Btw Douban rate it 2.2