Totally agree with you on this
this is such a neutral stance and i agree 100% could’ve been approached less cruel but then again they’re just so far apart mentally. i like how the story isnt just rainbows and tackles real parts if a relationship like this happens irl and how complicated things are. still rooting for them deep down tho
this is too real id still b ok if they'd start dating like 20 years later or sumn
As I was reading I also thought he was being unnecessarily cruel but then I realized that maybe Lim felt this was the only way for Yeorum not to fight back or try to rekindle their relationship since sometimes, when you end things amicably, letting go or ending things cleanly rarely happens, you need both of them to be emotionally mature for that and clearly neither of them are.
Imma be honest, if I was an outsider looking in, and was asked of my opinion on the situation, I would also advice both of them to end the relationship. I don't think the problem is the age difference in the first place, but the fact that they're both at very different stages of life and it's going to be difficult for them no matter how much effort they put in their relationship; Yeoreum hasn't even finished college, while Mr. Lim is already 40, with a stable job and a lot of emotional baggage. Not only are their mindsets different, but the power imbalance is too much to just ignore. This is exactly what lead to the current situation. Mr. Lim isn't great at communication, he's quite emotionally stunted and resorts to cruelty to end things instead of discussing things with Yeoreum. And on the other hand, I don't think Yeoreum would have let him go if they discussed things better because he's not mature enough to accept the very real worries Mr. Lim has. If Mr. Lim had told him he loves him but is concerned about their dynamic and affecting each other's lives for the worse, Yeoreum would have lead with the fact that is mutual, ignoring everything else. This is actually what got them in the situation in the first place, Yeoreum "forced" a relationship on Mr. Lim with hopes that he would make him change his mind, he couldn't handle not getting what he wanted from the beginning. Obviously, we, as the omniscient readers know that they're both in love but fear is gripping Mr. Lim, and maybe they can sort it out, and maybe Mr. Lim can shut up the voices in his head telling him how their relationship looks for other, and try and ignore the judgement, but dude, if he doesn't want to deal with that, he has the right to choose not to. What I look down the most is how he handled it, he was unnecessarily cruel, this I also attribute to his age and the generation he grew up with. Idk about this one fellas. They'll probably sort it out anyway. Or maybe once Yeoreum has his life more put together they could try again, idk idk