Completed - 7/16/2022 - 8.25

I was in the mood for a melodrama and mature romance, so I decided to pick this up. I am a big fan of romance dramas, but haven't really watched too many about individuals in their 40s and 50s. This is probably the first one, if memory serves me right.

Plot - Two individuals who met over 10 years ago through chance but only ML remembers what happened. They cross path many more times and eventually meet in present day due to an arranged date by their best friends. This drama slowly reveals when and how they met all those years. At present day, they are two broken individuals who had a tragic past. Trying to move past and to live only for today, they fall in love but it wasn't smooth sailing. I was taken back by the comedic moments in the first 10 episodes of the drama. I actually checked the tags to make sure I am watching a melodrama. Are they funny? Yes ,they are especially because of FL's crazy best friend. But they also feel a little out of place when we are already starting to get snippets of their chance encounters and history, and we know the rest of the drama is not going to be fluffy and happy. I also feel that the drama should have been the standard 16 one-hour episode format, or 32 thirty-minute format. It seems too long and dragged a little.

Romance - I enjoy watching our leads meet, fall in love, work out their misunderstandings and eventually love and support each other. They have great chemistry and as FL said, she wants to live in ML's gaze for a little longer. I agree. ML's gaze is not of sexual desire or passion, but of tender, love and care. They have many funny and cute moments together, but the romance is not intense or passionate. In the last part of the drama, it feels comfortable like a calm, flowing river, despite what they are going through. I guess that's the difference when you watch a couple who are in their 40s.

Supporting Cast - Ye Jin Won as FL's best friend won an award for her role here. She is quite funny and crazy in here. She really likes to speak French and do yoga in her roles. Aside from an annoying teenager, no one is too insufferable. At least the teenager's angst did not last for too long and I do understand where she's coming from. But FL's ex-hubby really need to focus more on his wife than his ex-wife. I don't blame his current wife for being jealous. He cheated on FL and has the audacity to show up in her life ALL the time. Actually both he and his wife should mind their own businesses more. Oh, Yang Cha from "Arthdal Chronicles" is the barista! I finally get to see Ki Do Hoon's face clearly without the mask and he's quite handsome.

Ending - Without giving away spoilers, all I can say is that I am happy with the ending. If we remind ourselves that this drama is about two people falling in love, then I think we can understand why it ends this way. I don't need to know if there will be a miracle, just that they are happy and in love.

Despite not having major flaws in this drama, it doesn't touch me as much as I hoped it would. Maybe it's the comedy or the pacing? I enjoy the acting, romance, and complicated pasts, but it's missing something for me to give it a higher rating. Lastly, I am a fan of Paul Kim and I love the theme song. There's just something about his voice that is so unique and lovely.