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You are very tolerant. Indeed a wattpad story put to screen.

This needs (and deserves) an update! ^^

My friend, I'd say we both have laid out our best arguments here and we just don't have the same vision of life and love. I propose we put this debate to rest. Have a nice one! ^^

This show is a remake of the japanese Ossan's Love (2016). They expanded it with a few more antics, and stretching some scenes a bit. Other than that though, it's almost a shot for shot remake, except with that Hong Kong flavor.
I liked it as much as the Japanese version, maybe even more. In this, the actor that plays Siu Muk (Maki) conveys more the insecurities of the character. We can clearly see that most of his actions are caused by a deep insecurity. He is gay and has been in gay relationships before, whereas Tin's sexuality is not very clear.
In the Jap version this was not made as clear, and I found Maki cold and a bit indifferent at times.

"BUT did you watch the show??? It did end up with a cheating wife getting a happy ending. There was no KARMA. She is very lucky that the husband decided to become a doormat and give in."

Doormat or not, at the end he's with his wife and kid, smiling and receiving a gift. He has forgiven the adultery and accepted the child as his one. This is not what I call suffering. For someone who thinks no one should forgive their spouse for raping them OR for cheating on them, maybe this is surprising. I acknowledge millions of people stay with spouses who were mean, violent or unfaithful, and are able to be happy later if the behavior changes.

"so we gonna completely ignore the fact that She kept on Constantly pestering him that she wanted kids and after seeing her in the park with the kids, he just went for it that night. True at that night, she wasn't feeling doing it and that's why you can call it sexual abuse/rape."

When someone does not feel like doing it, and they are pushed into a bed and pinned down, this is the most classical case of rape. I'm happy we agree on that. The person being raped wanting kids, or a balloon for their birthday is irrelevant to the case.
I'm surprised that you seem to understand the mindset of the husband (his feeling inadequate for not getting her pregnant) when he raped her. But you are not so understanding to the wife (feeling like sh!t after being raped by someone she trusted before) when she sleeps with someone else. You may feel like sleeping with someone else is not the answer, but for her it was. I personally don't think if your spouse wants a kid you have to rape them, but that's what the husband did.

What it sounds like TO ME is that you feel like being cheated on is worse than being raped. You would be wrong. Because they didn't want the show to be censored they cut the scene short. A rape is a bad bad affair, that can result in significant physical AND emotional pain. When a person isn't willing, they tense up, the insertion and the rubbing is painful. The victim feels helpless, betrayed, humiliated, scared, and it hurts.
Being cheated on causes one to feel betrayed and humiliated.
Finding out your child is not biologically yours is devastating, but luckily this guy was able to see beyond that and keep loving the child, which means he gets to keep his child.
You call him a doormat, when in the end he was able to keep his life. He's capable of acting out, but he chooses not to. He knows he could abandon them, even sue her for damages. He chooses instead to forgive her and stay with her because he still loves and wants her. He's a true winner because at the end he gets to keep his family and I bet his wife will love him even more from now on.

Here I am 4 years later wondering if I should give this a try and I found this little exchange hehe. Thanks again! ^^

LOL I find it funny. I know it's wrong but eh we all try to find happiness where we can XD

Yeah you lost me on that one. The sickness with the weird name was funny. The sexual abuse, not so much

Overrated. Starts well but drags in the middle. Too many side characters, the FL's best friend was annoying, many skippable scenes. Would've been better with 15 episodes, no best friend (or very little scenes of her). The industrial spying/mystery gets boring in the end. For the ML only I give 7 but I have to retract half a point for the feeling of doing a chore I had when finishing this drama. so 6,5/10.

OK, I'Ll add them to the list. thanks

Other than Coffee and vanilla I don't have the rest thanks!

I've noticed some actors will appear repeatedly on Netflix shows. Jang Seung Joo was in The Frog recently. Lee Moo Sang was in Maestra and The Glory.

I also love him and want him to be a good guy. He's great at playing characters that are on the brink of a breakdown and holding by a thread, maybe that's why they always make him a red flag. He was perfect in Familiar Wife though, he can be a neurotic good guy too 😢

Lol true. I'm starting to think maybe the plot holes are just in my (distracted) head 😂

I've noticed this in many japanese dramas. It seems like divorce often means abandoning the kids too.
Also, there's a little scene between her and her ex husband when she meets him with the kid and he starts to tell her something but she cuts him off saying she couldn't. I think it was him trying to convince her to take his money. She says no because they insulted her mother for being crass and poor. Dignity and honor are the only thing poor people can cling to.

Yes, I think we just have to wait another week and hope we will get some closure. I also wonder why Hong Hee Joo even has a father. They could've just said he died when she was younger, for all he matters to the story. Another time suck.
Anyways, I hope we get some loose trends tied up, but I'm not holding my breath honestly.

True I missed that one. My general feeling of loose plot still remains though. Still here for the chemistry though ^^

True, still things could've been tighter (I've watched ep 10).
I think because they thought this drama was made for romance watcher, they assumed they didn't need to write a tight mystery, as long as the chemistry between leads was chemistrying. Which to be honest is kinda true LOL

LOL I think you should've been in the writing room for the main show, you would've helped A LOT.
PS: I also checked out. If this was longer than 12 ep I would've dropped to be honest.

I know he's aware. What I mean to say is that these people weren't living very smartly when they knew what kind of threats they were under (keeping the phone, falling for the car trap twice, talking in public to her dad, getting her to apply to the job next to him...
I missed the car thing, thanks for pointing it out.