Sounds so relateable. Best of luck with your prince charming. <3

What a beautiful essay! I even found myself crying unexpectedly at that last sentence. I hope you DO find your prince and that when your eyes meet you both simply know: "This is it." I too am waiting for my moment just like you... also after experiencing a huge difference between what I thought some people were like versus who they really were upon closer examination. I am eternally thankful to characters like Kang Chul, Choi Han Kyul and Kang Ho Gu for reminding me that there are geninety nice and kind men out there.

Oh this is so lovely! You have a wonderful narrative voice, and everything you said is so relateable. For all their unreality, kdramas have such surprisingly realistic lessons sometimes. I know you'll find your prince charming, gray hairs or otherwise. And who says a bus can't be just as romantic as a white steed? Answer Me 1988. S'all I'm saying.

I don't know what your job is now but you should keep writing. Maybe you already do. That was a great read!
Maybe the drama version of life/lemons->lemonade is: If you can't get around getting your heart broken, turn it into a drama.

Relatable. I was drawn to your write up. Don’t look for love — the love will look for you. Be the right person as the right person to you look for you. Note that person will be the most imperfect person you will ever know but if it is the right person he has same thoughts — you are the most imperfect person too. So, it is a good match. Just enjoy KDramas and but don’t dream Korean Drama. It’s mini hollywood. :) A mentor shared to me once — if you are not joyful in your singlehood who says that you will be when you get married. Enjoy singlehood.

You go girl!!

I love the way you write. Simple, blunt, funny and came across very well.

Im happy that you are with your family now and has moved on. With all the shit you've been through, an extraordinary guy is for sure waiting for you. Fighting!

This cut me deep man. So damn relatable.

Really well written. Great read, especially given the topic.

I love the way you interpreted the topic, yours is a meaningful essay for me ❤️

Dramas helped me understand that it’s okay to ask for more, to believe you are worth more.

Yes! Art—in all forms—can be empowering and transformative.

Wonderful writing! Thank you for sharing such a personal take on this piece. To be perused is much better than perusing and love will find you, I’m sure of it! Godspeed!

Thanks so much for the lovely comments and kind words about my writing. I've actually always loved to write but I put it to one side because I was a bit scared to pursue it seriously. This is the first piece I've finished in a very long time! So it really means a lot that it resonates with you guys.

@myheartisomg,

Thank you for your lovely and thoughtful essay. It makes me wish that Kdramas such as we're presently watching had been around in my younger days. They would have made dandy "training wheels" for an overly-logical introvert needing to cultivate emotional awareness. ;-)

I can't begin to count how many times I've heard an inspiring piece of dialogue in Kdramas. Or watched a scene that gave me a sudden insight into my real life. Through mirroring life in realistic ways, Kdrama continues to inspire and uplift me. I am deeply grateful.

Thank you for sharing your experience and thoughts. Keep following your path and grow into your full potential at your own pace. Allow your light to shine so that the person at the end of your "red thread" can find you at the appropriate time and place. Blessings... ;-)

This is such a beautiful piece. I hope you find the lucky one who will love and respect you the way you do :) <3

Someday your prince will come. For the meantime, be happy and be the person you want to be. Whenever he show up, let him see you as who you are. So he will see your worth and make the effort. 😊

Thank you @myheartisomg. I was touched by your writing from your heart. May real life emulate the good aspects of dramas without the plotholes, and may you meet truly good people to relate to. 😌 😀 😁

Beautifully written!!
And I'm so happy that you got your family and self-esteem back!!
Kdramas are sometimes the true Healers 😉😊

I wish you the best of luck

Such a beautiful relatable write-up. All the best!

I think this is one of favourite guest posts so far. I absolutely loved you tracing your journey. I'm very glad that dramas helped you realise that you deserve just as much as love and effort as you have been giving others. All the best @myheartisomg. I hope you find your prince charming soon enough! <3

awww.... u got me at all the right places!!
commenting here after soooo long, thank you for writing something so good👍👍👌👌 daebak😊😊
am 23 and never been in any relationship, it sucks, but rather than being awful like earlier, waiting for it am doing things which i have missed out on!
now i feel its better this. love is needed but the prince charming must make an attempt if he wants awesomeness in his life😋😋
your writing is amazing and i sincerely hope you get do manager😊😊

This might just be my favourite Guest Beanie post here! There is so much heart in these paragraphs!

Thank You @myheartisomg for sharing such a personal perspective on what kdramas signify to many! Also, 100 times THIS

I just wanted someone to try and make me happy as much as I tried to make him happy. Dramas helped me understand that it’s okay to ask for more, to believe you are worth more.

Your last line makes me think of this 90s Bollywood movie- "Dil to Pagal Hai". Hope you find what you are waiting for soon! <3

@myheartisomg that was a beautiful and sad read at the same time. Here's hoping you meet THE ONE when the time comes. And that you continue to find sweet escape when needed through all the dramas on your watch list.

"I just wanted someone to try and make me happy as much as I tried to make him happy." A few hours ago I was chatting with my childhood friend & she was telling me about her love life & this is exactly what she said too (well, maybe not exactly but close enough) .
I've never been in love before so I may not grasp things fully but in all these years looking at all my girlfriends' past & present loves, I realized just how much a girl needs(& totally deserves) this basic thing in her life, to just be loved back as much as she does.
The last line was so sweet, I hope you see him soon.
(This will be like a love story from a drama too, at least your writing style convinces me in such a way)
:-)

I just want to say I am so happy for you as you have found some comfort and happiness as you moved back to your home country and immediate family. I was really glad when I read that that was one of the best choices you'd made in a long time.

Here's to hoping you make many more!

I loved your piece. It reminded me of that one reason that makes the drama make or fail for me.

I really enjoyed your piece. Your nod to You From Another Star in the last line was perfect. I was delighted because it's one of my many favorite scenes in the drama. Always makes me laugh out loud. Thanks so much for the great read. Best of luck to you.

This was a really good read...thank you! I hope you find your prince soon... As for those relationships that didn't work out, you can at least recognize some telltale signs of future frogs, so that you don't fall the same ones again!

Not sure if I'm too late to the party. But yes, I agree with all the commentators above; you have written a beautiful piece.
As for Prince Charming, drop me a line or comment if you don't mind making a friend who's based in Sunny Singapore :)

Beautifully written! I really enjoyed it. Glad you're back home and that's usually where the heart is. I had gone through something similar when I was younger, but I never regretted my decisions. When I think back to it, it was all a learning experience. Hope you find your prince charming one day. I found mine when I moved back home!

A genuine sharing from the heart! <3 I find myself romancing and wanting to go back to my much younger years. After 21 years of marriage he left me without a conversation, needless to say my world crumbled. How do you pull yourself together? Years went by and I discovered K-dramas last Fall. The oppas, who would not be head over heals - the dream state. I can better understand the variety of relationships. I thought more about him and forgot about my own happiness. When the time is right...

As I was reading your beautiful writing, this song from Snow White played in my mind: "Someday my prince will come." I am happily married to my prince but the romance in K-dramas keeps my heart young and alive. It is hard to keep real-life romance exciting all the time but I get my excitement from dramas and I'm a happier and content wife. I hope your prince finds you soon.