Not only cliche, but annoying

The first lines she spoke was her self awareness that she's flighty and runs when there's conflict, then she packs up and leaves the love of her life because he "made her feel lonely"? Ridiculous. She claims she's alone in a foreign country and only has him to rely on, but she speaks fluent Japanese? There was nothing keeping her from joining a club or taking up a hobby. They're working to make ends meet, but she doesn't respect that he's working, not ignoring her. She accused him of being self absorbed while whining about HER needs? I literally detest dramas where the lead has a whole blown up melodrama going on inside her head that she barely shares with the one person she should have. It's called COMMUNICATION. I just cannot root for her to get back with this man. He wasn't cheating, wasn't hitting her, but she's walking around Korea being a total coldie to her staff and treating him as if he was the worst boyfriend ever? That's not loneliness, it's needy codependence. Girl needs a pill and a reality check.

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Infuriating, but good

First, I'm often annoyed by reviews that don't recognize that this IS normal life and normal behavior for many women, especially in the Korean culture, where many women are raised from childhood to accept a particular role in life, mainly: wife, mother, caregiver, til death. If you want a powerhouse woman who kicks arse and takes names, stay away from dramas that depict real life scenarios, even ones that ruffle your feathers. And, for goodness sakes, stop ruining dramas for everyone else. They're called DRAMAS, people, they're supposed to push the envelope, border on insane, break our hearts, or leave us jumping for joy, and maybe even give us new ways of thinking, doing, and feeling.

Dr. Cha is a strong woman that survived a very harsh and broken marriage to stand on her own two feet and create a good life for herself. If one has ever been through a breakup, it's not something you do easily and it's definitely something you can go back and forth over. If I don't get agitated, frustrated, or downright angry watching a drama of this nature, it wouldn't be worth my time. The reason kdrama has become an international success is because of their cultural content. Yes, I wanted to strangle the husband and pimp slap the mistress, yes, I wanted to shake Dr. Cha... THAT'S the way we are supposed to feel, that's what makes it good, not the opposite.

The only thing missing was the romantic ending with fine Dr. Kimberly, but even that is understandable, since Dr. Cha's character is a very conservative woman who sees dating/marrying a younger man as untraditional. Just the fact that she overcame so much and came out whole is the biggest takeaway from this drama, and something everyone can and should root for.

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