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What a DELIGHT this was. A true ROM and COM, and yet I also bawled my eyes out several times. I’ve seen some reviews say that this show is fatphobic, but to be honest I expected something much worse. The core message was emphasized so many times that “health is sexy,” and the female lead never lost the weight because of her ex, but rather because she had serious health concerns. Also, her progress is slow and steady, with a healthy diet and workout routine. The only thing is that I wish the show had a healthier approach to food and dieting. Eating a balanced diet also means that you get to eat or drink something unhealthy without making such a big deal about it being unhealthy. Eating healthy also doesn’t mean that your food has to be unseasoned and bland, or just consisting of salad and greens. In that regard I agree with Ju Eun that she was like a rabbit🤣I also found it a bit disheartening that they had her gain the weight back because of her pregnancy, and 26kg at that. That’s just unrealistic especially because the male lead was only gone for a month.

Other than that I loved the main couple so much, they were adorable and so much fun. Loved how much he loved her dimples, and I am so sure that he was the one who wanted that little “pop-the-dimple” game to be their thing🤭. So cute🥰🤩! There was so much love and devotion between them, but also so much teasing and bantering, they were a fun couple. I am also glad that any trouble was communicated quickly and that there wasn’t any opposition in regards to their relationship! Now the second couple… In that equation, U Sik was the problem both times (with Ju Eun and Su Jin). I didn’t like Su Jin at first, but even with her sly remarks and annoying behavior towards Ju Eun, I grew soft for her. What the show did well was showing that skinny doesn’t immediately equal healthy. Su Jin still used chocolate specifically as a coping mechanism to stress (maybe a means to binge on the low), and she seemed to suffer from body dysmorphia. Her strict dieting also impacted her fertility. U Sik though is trash🚮🗑️ (as is Mr. Choi—he literally almost killed the male lead and barely got any harsh punishment other than losing his job temporarily).

As a whole, this show was honestly so, so good. Some of it is not super great to be honest, but I still had such a marvelous time watching it. The couple was *it* for me, as were the male lead’s friends—they made a cute quad—and the takeaway that “health is sexy and beautiful” is in fact encouraging. Especially because the female lead wasn’t wallowing in self-pity all the time, but still confident no matter her size.