In-woo begins to try to woo Yeo-reum by sending gifts to her office in the form of giant balloons that say “Marry Me” and expensive shoes “for her to wear when she comes to him” (I mean, the guy’s got game). Yeo-reum wants to get married - and she knows Jae-hoon does not. But Yeo-reum is more practical: she’s 37 and he’s 40 if they’re going to date they should do it with marriage in mind. When she tells Jae-hoon, he’s angry, asking where In-woo has been for the last three years. She takes the ring (but doesn’t wear it), needing time to decide. On the walk home, he pulls out a ring and asks her to marry him again, saying “I’ve always been in love with you.” She’s shocked and isn’t ready to answer. He invites Yeo-reum to dinner, where she solemnly asks why he hasn’t moved on. Meanwhile, In-woo is all about acting on his feelings. Jae-hoon admits he has feelings for Yeo-reum sometimes but it’s not enough to act on. Her friend encourages her to get back with In-woo, while secretly plotting to get her and Jae-hoon together by pressing Jae-hoon to confess. She says she likes the familiarity with In-woo and feels like it’s been forever since anyone looked at her like that. It seems for a moment that things are back to normal between them.Īfter the night she almost kissed In-woo, Yeo-reum gets excited about the prospect of seeing him again - squeeing with her friend about it at a jjimjilbang - and not even mentioning the almost-kiss with Jae-hoon. Jae-hoon tells Yeo-reum all this when he’s called her over to put potato slices on his sunburned back and their awkwardness dissolves into aegyo. He also wants to contribute toward the hospital bill. The next day, he calls her parents, sends them lunchboxes, and speaks to her dad’s doctor to make sure all is okay. Jae-hoon turns serious fast and apologizes for not being able to take her call earlier. When In-woo finally leaves, Yeo-reum marches upstairs to ask Jae-hoon what the hell he’s doing and also gets a chance to tell him about her father being in the hospital. Prior to all the racket, In-woo had just been telling Yeo-reum that he’s watched all her shows, and he hasn’t gotten over her. Clearly jealous, Jae-hoon starts making as much noise as possible, dropping dumbbells, vacuuming, dancing to hip-hop - and succeeds in disturbing a kiss before it occurs. When they arrive to her house, Jae-hoon watches from upstairs as In-woo comes in at 1AM for ramen (but, like, real ramen). He says he’s regretted it ever since, and Yeo-reum surely seems more relaxed with him than she did before. In-woo apologizes for the way he left three years ago and Yeo-reum says it’s no one’s fault, and that they were both very emotional. When her dad is in stable condition, Yeo-reum and In-woo drive back to Seoul and get a few things off their chests. When Jae-hoon sees his missed calls, he has no hesitation in calling back, but Yeo-reum is too tied up by then to answer. As luck (or total creepiness) would have it, In-woo is outside her house and offers to drive the few hours to Chuncheon so she can be with her parents. But Jae-hoon is with a patient and can’t pick up, so Yeo-reum starts to leave on her own. No matter how awkward things may seem, Jae-hoon is still the first person Yeo-reum calls when her father is rushed to the hospital. Both are kicking themselves in the morning at how awkward they’ve made everything, as they try to act normal. Yeo-reum puckers right up, ready to go for it, while Jae-hoon gets himself out of there immediately (he’s too tempted). However, the absent kiss gives us a lot of information about how our leads truly feel about each other. To pick up where we left off, the kiss does not happen (except in Jae-hoon’s head, but we’ll get to that later). If you’re looking for realistic 30s dilemmas, unrealistically good-looking friends to lovers, or Choi Siwon in board shorts, you’ve found your match. But the theme of late-30s love continues strong with a relatable heroine who wants it all, and finally feels like she just might get it. I love it! We turn down the humor just a tad this week and take a more melancholic tone. If this drama hasn’t already made you a sucker, I don’t know what to say. 89 OctoOctoLove is for Suckers: Episodes 3-4 by Dramaddictally

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