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They Loved Each Other, But They Desperately Needed Therapy (i love them both and now i need therapy)
two complex and flawed adults fell for each other even before they knew.
the characters go on a journey, journey which is as painful as it is beautiful. there are many stops and turns along the way which eventually lead to miscommunication because of the absence of communication.
at first i was so agitated about how luan nian kept saying things which he didn't mean. i was furious on taotao for not taking a firm stand in front of him. as the story went on, it was quite clear that he was not only arrogant but afraid to be vulnerable, didn't know how to show her that he cared; and she kept things from him whenever something bad happened to her maybe because she was also afraid to ask him for help or involve him more in her own life.
he kept saying those mean words whenever he was jealous or felt like he is losing her. i don't know what his reasoning was for this behaviour but it seemed like he believed he was protecting himself from falling for her, completely ignorant towards the fact that he was already drowned in his love for her.
after all these years, they still tried. the problem was never that there were no feelings between them. if anything, there were too many. the problem was that they hadn't changed much to embark on new journey. they couldn't let go of each other but they were also not ready to truly hold on to each other in the way the other person needed.
they loved each other but love alone couldn't fix what they refused to confront. they needed honesty, vulnerability and courage to actually accept their own feelings for the other and say what they truly felt.
I swear, if i were in taotao's place and he had the guts to say those things to me, i would've blocked him that instant. on his FACE. 😭
eventually there came the time when taotao took her stand so firmly, and just disappeared without a word. however this separation was necessary for luan nian so he could process what he had done and to sit with the consequences of his actions.
it took time for them to come around. (it would have been better if laun nian begged her to take him back, but yeah that VIDEO of him is also okay okay 🐸). and yes it's a happy ending!!!!!
all in all, it’s a frustrating, painful, but ultimately beautiful story about how love isn't enough on its own, you have to be brave enough to grow up for it.
the characters go on a journey, journey which is as painful as it is beautiful. there are many stops and turns along the way which eventually lead to miscommunication because of the absence of communication.
at first i was so agitated about how luan nian kept saying things which he didn't mean. i was furious on taotao for not taking a firm stand in front of him. as the story went on, it was quite clear that he was not only arrogant but afraid to be vulnerable, didn't know how to show her that he cared; and she kept things from him whenever something bad happened to her maybe because she was also afraid to ask him for help or involve him more in her own life.
he kept saying those mean words whenever he was jealous or felt like he is losing her. i don't know what his reasoning was for this behaviour but it seemed like he believed he was protecting himself from falling for her, completely ignorant towards the fact that he was already drowned in his love for her.
after all these years, they still tried. the problem was never that there were no feelings between them. if anything, there were too many. the problem was that they hadn't changed much to embark on new journey. they couldn't let go of each other but they were also not ready to truly hold on to each other in the way the other person needed.
they loved each other but love alone couldn't fix what they refused to confront. they needed honesty, vulnerability and courage to actually accept their own feelings for the other and say what they truly felt.
I swear, if i were in taotao's place and he had the guts to say those things to me, i would've blocked him that instant. on his FACE. 😭
eventually there came the time when taotao took her stand so firmly, and just disappeared without a word. however this separation was necessary for luan nian so he could process what he had done and to sit with the consequences of his actions.
it took time for them to come around. (it would have been better if laun nian begged her to take him back, but yeah that VIDEO of him is also okay okay 🐸). and yes it's a happy ending!!!!!
all in all, it’s a frustrating, painful, but ultimately beautiful story about how love isn't enough on its own, you have to be brave enough to grow up for it.
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