It has become the 2026 version of the OG K-drama masterpiece “The Master's Sun”. Maybe they made this one…
I like master's son better becuse it's the opposite-- she can only NOT see ghosts when she is touching the ML like there was just constant skinship iin that show, and in this one they're like a victorian couple who can't even hold hands.
It's not a requirement of emotional maturity to never feel an uncomfortable, inconvenient, or imperfect emotion, to never make a mistake or misunderstand yourself or another person, to never have a weak moment where you act in a way you regret later. It's not emotionally mature to ignore your feelings and pretend like everything is fine and always appear calm and unbothered, or to ignore reality just to hang onto a person and relationship. Or to pretend like you're super confident and have it all under control when inside you are really struggling to keep it together. Yet this is what half of you seem to think emotional maturity looks like.
What emotional maturity actually looks like is what we are seeing in the show-- acknowledging when you feel scared and insecure, and accepting yourself for where you actually are, not where you "should" be. Not pretending everything is fine just to not lose a relationship. Not pushing through when you're genuinely struggling hoping that it'll all magically work out later. Not keeping everything inside just to not rock the boat or upset another person. Not viewing love as a scorecard where if the other person isn't able to perfectly understand you and express themselves and be exactly who you need them to be then you judge them as trash and walk away.
I think people who have experienced more of real, messy relationships and real, messy life understand this and appreciate this show a lot more.
i used to rate this pretty low, about 6.0 to 7.0, but i raised the rating a bit.the past couple of episodes have…
It's actually so naive to view maturity only in terms of being calm or never appearing insecure or bothered. One of the main, if not the main, message of this show is that seeming cool and calm and collected doesn't actually mean you are. The ML and FL doing this is what lead to the MLs divorce and the FL hanging onto a relationship she should hav left years and years before. But it really went over y'alls heads.
Personally, I think the FL is pathetic and INCREDIBLY insecure. Your mentor's mom is battling with dementia but…
Is it a crime to be insecure? Do people who feel insecure not deserve understanding and love? She spent the entire episode considering his side and trying to get over herself, and did.
I hope you hold yourself to the same perfect standard you're holding the FL to. Otherwise hush.
I prefer Recipe For Love and Can This Love Be Translated as Romance kdramas of this year over this one,this is…
I couldn't connect to Can this love be translated, I found it really clunky. I don't think they handled the psychological aspects very realistically, and they celebrated some pretty toxic behaviors as somehow indicating love or true connection when it was more like obsession or trauma bonding. Idk I like this one more and feel it's more grounded and relatable.
E9 once again proves why this is such a mature and realistic romcom. Its definitely my favorite episode so far.…
Couldn't agree more.
I don't understand why people call the ML a perfect green flag when part of the issue has been him not being honest or open with her about certain things, and him not opening up to her. It's understandable someone who has been through what she has could begin to be fearful. He's def a good person and a will make a good partner, but he's far from perfect. I love how they showed his growth this episode too.
The hate for JY mimics the hate women get in real life for not being accommodating to others needs before their own. Women are expected to push away their own doubts or fears or feelings just to make others comfortable and not upset them, and that's what all the complaints seem to be about. They expected her to ignore her very justified (considering her past and his actions) feeling of insecurity and fear and doubt and just pretend like she's fine because poor oppa will be sad if she doesn't. It's an impossible standard.
Growth esp in relationships isn't one straight linear line, one and done, it's about taking two steps forward and one step back, and growing slowly together over time.
I loved this ep. Si Woo putting his pride aside and putting himself in a vulnerable position so that he wouldn't have regrets, and Ji Yoon facing the reality of things rather than running away again, shows how far they've come in these 9 eps.
And if you think about it, they each gave the other a place to move beyond their past unhealthy habits. By deciding to stay connected even when it would have been easier to just let her go he gave her the confidence to feel courageous enough to re-engage, and by her asking the questions she was afraid to ask it gave him the opportunity to be emotionally vulnerable when he would have held back in the past.
I guess I just relate to both characters and what they're going through and I really like the message about what loving someone looks like in action.
I wouldn't be surprised if she changes her mind tomorrow.
FLs get judged soo harshly in K dramas for having any kind of emotional weakness (kind of like women do IRL). She's fresh off a breakup and scared. She was honest about being insecure and overwhelmed with him.
The thing is, he never really shared any of what he went through with her, and his main character flaw is seeming like he's fine when he's really not inside (aka letting his pride get in the way of true emotional connection). So why are we being so hard on her for not understanding that about him yet? It took a lot of courage for her to ask him the questions she was afraid of the answer to, and in the past kept running away from. Once she did, and gave him the chance to grow by opening up, she realized that her fear was so much worse than the reality, and learned from it herself. She hadn't learned that lesson before, and it's why she pulled away. It's like actual character growth but people are still criticizing her because she didn't start the second relationship of her entire adult life as a perfect cookie cutter emotionally mature person.
Idk man I find this very realistic and I like that they are allowing the female lead to be both mature and imperfect at the same time. Maturity isn't having all the right feelings or the feeling you want, it's not being perfectly secure and never changing your mind or letting fear get the best of you, it's accepting and trying to work with where you're at, and at least trying to do something differently, which is what she did today, but y'all just can't give her a break.
She's been through stuff with her ex but ML has through soooo much worse in such a short span and yet.... the…
Idk man, some of the best relationship advice I've heard is "don't be afraid to be the one who loves more." He went through his divorce 5+ years ago while she's fresh off a breakup and much more emotionally raw. He was in a better place to understand her than she was him, and so was willing to be the one who was more vulnerable for a time because he knew he could handle it where as she was struggling.
She was also honest about how she felt, she told him outright that she was insecure and overwhelmed, and asked for space. She'd spent the last decade chasing after the same person, this is all very new and challenging for her.
The Princess Man by Moon Chae Won also had the Romeo and Juliet label, but the couple was happy in the end.
I mean... kinda. They still suffered a lot and it was more bittersweet than happy. But I guess all things considered its the best we could hope for in that story lol
One of the best writers in K drama I will be tuning in regardless of who is starring in it, tho I do like both leads. LJS has good chemistry with strong willed/powerful FLs so the pairing should be good
I swear I must be the only woman on this site who does not like Lee Jong Suk.
I feel like I shouldn't like him also, he's not really my cup of tea, but I find him so compelling in dramas so I'm forced to haha. It's hard not to be distracted by his obvious nose job(s) tbh
What emotional maturity actually looks like is what we are seeing in the show-- acknowledging when you feel scared and insecure, and accepting yourself for where you actually are, not where you "should" be. Not pretending everything is fine just to not lose a relationship. Not pushing through when you're genuinely struggling hoping that it'll all magically work out later. Not keeping everything inside just to not rock the boat or upset another person. Not viewing love as a scorecard where if the other person isn't able to perfectly understand you and express themselves and be exactly who you need them to be then you judge them as trash and walk away.
I think people who have experienced more of real, messy relationships and real, messy life understand this and appreciate this show a lot more.
I hope you hold yourself to the same perfect standard you're holding the FL to. Otherwise hush.
I don't understand why people call the ML a perfect green flag when part of the issue has been him not being honest or open with her about certain things, and him not opening up to her. It's understandable someone who has been through what she has could begin to be fearful. He's def a good person and a will make a good partner, but he's far from perfect. I love how they showed his growth this episode too.
The hate for JY mimics the hate women get in real life for not being accommodating to others needs before their own. Women are expected to push away their own doubts or fears or feelings just to make others comfortable and not upset them, and that's what all the complaints seem to be about. They expected her to ignore her very justified (considering her past and his actions) feeling of insecurity and fear and doubt and just pretend like she's fine because poor oppa will be sad if she doesn't. It's an impossible standard.
Growth esp in relationships isn't one straight linear line, one and done, it's about taking two steps forward and one step back, and growing slowly together over time.
And if you think about it, they each gave the other a place to move beyond their past unhealthy habits. By deciding to stay connected even when it would have been easier to just let her go he gave her the confidence to feel courageous enough to re-engage, and by her asking the questions she was afraid to ask it gave him the opportunity to be emotionally vulnerable when he would have held back in the past.
I guess I just relate to both characters and what they're going through and I really like the message about what loving someone looks like in action.
The thing is, he never really shared any of what he went through with her, and his main character flaw is seeming like he's fine when he's really not inside (aka letting his pride get in the way of true emotional connection). So why are we being so hard on her for not understanding that about him yet? It took a lot of courage for her to ask him the questions she was afraid of the answer to, and in the past kept running away from. Once she did, and gave him the chance to grow by opening up, she realized that her fear was so much worse than the reality, and learned from it herself. She hadn't learned that lesson before, and it's why she pulled away. It's like actual character growth but people are still criticizing her because she didn't start the second relationship of her entire adult life as a perfect cookie cutter emotionally mature person.
Idk man I find this very realistic and I like that they are allowing the female lead to be both mature and imperfect at the same time. Maturity isn't having all the right feelings or the feeling you want, it's not being perfectly secure and never changing your mind or letting fear get the best of you, it's accepting and trying to work with where you're at, and at least trying to do something differently, which is what she did today, but y'all just can't give her a break.
She was also honest about how she felt, she told him outright that she was insecure and overwhelmed, and asked for space. She'd spent the last decade chasing after the same person, this is all very new and challenging for her.
Y'all are so harsh, I don't get it.