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i think their fizzled out relationship is completely realistic, and her inability to leave is even more understandable. they were married, she was pregnant, they were both happy and ready to grow as a family.

the grief from her miscarriage would have affected both enormously, mincheol’s disassociation and mc’s self blaming must’ve put a bigger toll on their relationship. his selfish withdrawal of money under their names while they were married, and her working tirelessly to rid of it estranged them even further.

to be honest, seeing mincheol imagine his life with her and their daughter as a family made me sad for what they could’ve been. nevertheless, it does not excuse what this author has decided to characterise him as. a bad person. he is resentful of what they are now, and has made himself believe his miserableness now is a product of her inability. he doesn’t realise how much she is actively doing for him, but im sure he will come to with immense regret.

mc on the other hand, has selflessly accustomised herself to this drudgery everyday. she believes bitterly things will revert back to what they once were, knowing mincheol changed because of their current circumstances, which further drives her to work, and drives her to remarry to experience the happiness she used to have with him in their youth.

i think her indulging in an act of selfishness for the first time in a long time (buying a singular rose) spurring “warmth” in mincheol’s heart is so interesting. we as the audience, and possibly even him, want her to be more selfish and love herself a little more. she’s a shell of who she once was, tired by the circumstances of their relationship. mincheol may cling to her desperately after she’s grown a spine, maybe because he loved her that vibrant way before her miscarriage, or he’s afraid of who he’ll be without her, but she’d only be able to remain that way without him.