As for Mincheol, I really pity him not the person he is now, but the Mincheol from the past. They were just kids back then, kids who wanted to find solace in someone, kids who wanted to be heroes for the people they loved because, when they needed a hero, no one was there to help them. But even so, that’s not an excuse for him to betray Hae-soo. Time can truly change a person, and that’s terrifying I’m telling you this because I’ve experienced it myself. I feel like he wanted to make her believe that no one wanted her, that only he could accept her. He wanted to make her miserable, just like he was, because in my understanding, his idea of love is a wounded, possessive kind of love one shaped by fear, insecurity, and unresolved pain. It’s not healthy or selfless, but a broken attempt to heal himself by making someone else depend on him. He equates love with shared misery because that’s all he’s ever known. Again, I’m not his fan I’m just expressing my own understanding as a child of divorced parents. I believe everything happens for a reason every action has a cause and effect. I don’t know if it’s just me who finds this story realistic (not completely), but it gives glimpses of reality, because I’ve read a lot of novels across different genres, and some of them give you those goosebumps of truth. Still, I hope Hae-soo and Taeha end up together. And as for Mincheol, I hope he feels the weight of his actions and experiences the same pain he inflicted on her before he finds his bittersweet ending. I do want to give him a chance at life, not the man he is now, but the Mincheol of his high school days, because I believe that version of him deserves it. But before that, I need Minshit to grovel in the dirt.
This is just my opinion, so I hope no one judges me for it
And I want Hae-soo to have some real character development. I want her to feel powerful and know her worth, because not everything can be fixed just by being with a man (or being loved by a man). I’m honestly proud of some of the steps she’s taking now, and I just hope she keeps growing stronger, more confident, and independent. She’s independent when it comes to work, but when it comes to love, she isn’t yet—and I hope that part of her grows as the story goes on.
And as for Taeha… omg, where on earth can I find someone like you, sir? If that’s impossible, then maybe your father? Ugh, you’re literally fictional! I keep finding myself setting my standards way too high because of every story I read.
So for me it's kinda giving you the reality of life specially in terms of marriage, yes mincheol and Hae-soo past is kinda irrelevant specially we all know what mincheol did now but at the same time I realize that by knowing their past is making me understand how did they get in this point of their marriage. Life is not always rainbow you know Hindi ko man kinakampihan c mincheol but I want to know their story. And it's kinda refreshing for me to read this kind of story that even though na naandoon ka sa simula it's not giving you the guarantee na kayo parin sa huli. I hope Hae-soo dind her happiness with Taeha