In this story, the main character Wako has never been first to be chosen in anything. She has bad fortune, bad luck, or maybe just a despair from never being special to anyone. She has a boyfriend who is stringing her along. He loves her but he's gotten used to taking advantage of her. His lack of committment to her, however, doesn't mean he doesn't love her. Perhaps he is waiting around for something better to come along. Whatever the issue, he is unaware of how his lackadaisical attitude along with her past relationships and her lack of affirmation is feeding a kind of sad existentioal crisis. She basically pays for their household and he is like many men in society who will not pay for the cow if he can get the milk for free. As a modern man, he can ignore the noncommittal stasis of their relationship because he benefits, but modern women do not have that benefit. If they want children, they either have to cut loose from their noncommitting boyfriend or hold on hoping he will marry her.

The drama is slow in that contemplative way Jdramas have. It's not boring for those of us who love Jdramas but some people might find it slow. There is a comparison/subtext about how love waxes and wanes and how differently it seems when portrayed in art then when one actually experiences the ebb and flow and waves of love in life. This is a drama that so focuses on the female lead that we don't really get to understand the male lead except through glimpses. The romantic in me, his off-hand comments about his life, and the glimpses we get of his life, makes me think that Iko is the perfect match for Wako. He probably is the type to fall in love with an older woman because his mother is not really around. They both are oddballs who share the same sneaker style so they are perfect. But the realist in me thinks, "He's a kid with hormones raging, and she's a needy older woman. When he gets older, this whole relationship will get old."

It's a fun watch and i will definitely finish it now that i know the ending isn't overly tragic. I do kinda want our lovers to get together .....when they are older.

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