I find it really problematic how people around the main character try to convince her with the right words at the beginning, only to end it with a misogynistic note. Why on earth is it always the wife’s responsibility to fight for the marriage ruined by the husband’s infidelity? Just like in this episode, Doctor Jose was telling her that besides love, respect is the second most important thing in a married life, especially towards herself. It sounded so good, until he ended it with, "So, don't give up." Respecting yourself, in the first place, means not letting yourself be given this kind of treatment. You're not supposed to be cheated on, regardless of the status of your relationship. It's this kind of thinking that keeps us from legalizing divorce. People who force themselves to fix things that have been long broken. They were trying to believe that fixing this would fix the family and save their children from not having a complete family. Who says having a complete family makes you whole anyway? It actually prolongs the agony and ruins us, the children, even worse. The trauma caused by this messed up relationship manifests until we grow into adults. But who cares? As long as you believe in your thoughts, it's good for us. It's just your traditions and your mindset. Stop putting it in everyone's head. Oh, god. I hope this storyline develops into something better, or it's just all drama. Even if the Korean adaptation went viral for weeks or months, I wasn't really interested in the plot anyway. I wanted to give this a try, seeing as the whole cast was full of veteran actors, but I don't know if I can last any longer with these kinds of characterizations. Don't bother telling me that no one's forcing me to watch this anyway.
