[Discussion] Cunning Single Lady/Sly and Single Again

SO. i just started watching this a bit ago and noticed there was no thread. Forgive me if i made any mistakes while creating this, i haven't made a discussion thread before :) ANYWAYS, so i devoured this show and made it to episode 8. cant wait till tomorrow for the new ep ^^. It's kind of funny, when I first read the synopsis, i thought it would be awful. To be blunt, I thought it would be about a gold-digging lady who wanted to get back with a rich ex. Aint nobody got time for that. BUT, after watching this, ahhhh wow. i love it. Totally proved me wrong. I love how the characters arent perfect, and I love how both made mistakes, and I love how this drama is realistic. It's cute and fluffy, but deals with real issues married couples face. sustenance, survival, hurt and love. It's overall an incredibly human show. Sometimes I get annoyed with the main leads, and the next moment i'm laughing or crying with them. And it's so releatable at certain points too. Cant wait for ep 9 and 10 heheh

wrote: But I still think that our lead lady is quite a gold digger or at least lagging ambition

There's moments where I think that too. But one thing that's helped me understand her perspective is my sister and her husband. My brother in law only has a high school diploma and he had a well paying job (he worked his way up in a company) but he quit. Its now been a year of him searching here and there, but no real jobs are coming his way. They have a two year old daughter and my sister just gave birth to a baby this month as well. My sister has maternity leave and is also a certified teacher, so thats where the main income comes from. But it hasnt been easy on them; they live in a basement and are incredibly frugal. In a sense, my sister's almost like the main lead. She wanted my bro in law to be the breadwinner so she could raise the kids and clean the house. It's put a strain on them, but because theres still SOME income they havent reached divorce point or anything (plus they pray together and are super religious, so theres that that also helps). Personally, i would hate to stay at home, but i understand how she can be upset by CEO doing that. 4 years is one hell of a long time. You want to have kids, you want to have a family, you want security. It's sounds awful, but thats the reality of the world. Security/Survival/Love are all a bit mingled together. I feel like when she apologized to the CEO, it almost felt as if she really did love him (not for the money) in the past, but...it's hard, man. Sometimes even if you love someone, you have to let them go.

But I still see where you're coming from. Theres things she does where im like really?
But I think both characters can be a bit dense in terms of understanding one another.

Oh my goodness YES when she said that "not when I have to feed you" thing, i was like...seriously? omo girl. man up. Even though I wrote that long paragraph on why I understand her, I tend to sway towards jung woo's side of the argument. She locked him out of the house, for gods sake. Like....lady. I get it. Youre hurt, you're angry and are struggling to make ends meet. But dont leave him out in the cold, dude. Talk about it. Same here! I hope they do fall in love again, cause it almost feels (to me) that they both did/do still love each other when they divorced, but they need to actually discuss why things went wrong. I hope there's some character development too, lol

Definitely recommend! I dont think it's for everyone, but I do think it's nice that it deals with MORE than just "happily ever after" and challenges the idea of unconditional love. It's somewhat different than how its portrayed in the posters and synopsis. If you like imperfect characters, hot/cold relationships, misunderstandings, and rom coms i suggest you watch it. Or try the first couple of episodes. Like I said, its not for everybody, but personally I'm really enjoying it :)

Ahhhh what chairman did at the end was so unexpected in ep 14. This show is pulling all the angst strings in all the right ways...aajgiojdfgo how am i supposed to wait a week ahaha. So funny though when CEO had his little minion follow ae ra with face time LOL

i wasnt expecting much but i like this drama its really good. gold digger?? i dont think so there was only a few episodes where she thinks about seducing him back. i really hate to wait for the last two episodes.

This has been my favorite drama in years.. I will probably rewatch it soon when usually I do not rewatch a show for at least a year.