I find some of the review of Lawless Lawyer ep 6 really offensive… I agree that the romance in LL was a bit fast-track (actually the whole drama is fast-pace in comparison to traditional k-drama pace), but HJY is such a smart and mature heroine, and she was the one who initiated the physical contact with the hero, because she is the type who knows exactly what she wants, and she’s quite bold and upfront… For people who haven’t watched the drama, they might think that the hero forced himself to the heroine or used the her vulnerability to satisfy his own lust, while it is 100% incorrect… I initially tried this drama for its thriller/revenge theme and wasn’t expecting to have any comedy or romance elements, however I found both comedy and romance parts really well-done if not the best part of the drama!! For whoever think that men and women should not have sex after their first kiss/physical contact (and must wait months before sleeping together), I wonder if they have a sexual frigidity, are overly illusional about male/female relationship, or are from a very traditional culture where sexual relationships consider to be taboo…

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    Two thumbs up

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    “smart and mature heroin”
    Time for another thread about spell-checkers? Or the lack thereof???

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      Ha!I totally missed that! I read it as it was supposed to be. I really do wish there was a way to easily edit. I cannot tell you how many times I have had to delete my replies because of grammatical errors.

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      I see the original has been fixed — despite the tragic lack of an edit button. Seems the overlords have an override. They once fixed me when I messed up a blockquote.

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    ******heroine*****

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    I do in some way agree with you, but at the same time I know people that want to take time to get to know each other, and take it in steps. I don´t see why that is wrong. Some want to know that this is the right person, because being that intimate is something you do with the person you like and are sure about. Of course every romantic relationship is uniq and there is no rule to how fast or slow you want to go, it up to you and your partner and what you guys feel. I don´t feel its right to criticize those people for wanting to take it slow. I am sorry if my post sound rude…

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      Oh, I 100% agree with you, there is no doubt that people need time to know each other before becoming intimate! In fact the couple in LL had plenty of time to know each other before start dating (according to number of court hearings it should be at least 6 months that they were working/flirting together)…
      The thing is that some DB commenters who went as far as calling their sexual relationship “rape” while in drama their relationship was fully consensual and more tender/sweet than lustful… I blame k-dramas for making the male & female relationship more fantasy than realistic for many years: wide-open-eyes kiss, fishy smooching, non-existence sexual relationship, getting nervous from skin-ship rather than appreciating it, etc…

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        People are saying that about their kiss and night… they where both into it, so that make me speechless on how they understand what was going on in that scene. Totally agree about what you say abut LL couple!

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    I’m personally happy that our leads are together and we can do use on the main plot instead of romance.

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    I’ve seen quite a few people say that don’t understand why she likes him. I don’t understand that question. It’s a thin line between love and hate. As far as we’ve come in terms of women and their agency in dramas why is it so hard to believe that she is just attracted to him. He’s handsome, chivalrous, respectful, frustrating and a smart ass. That is primal attraction qualities right there. Not to mention she had just found out the truth about her mom and the betrayal from CMS. People look for comfort and sometimes it’s physical. I feel like watching k-dramas with their “pure love” narrative people forget that that’s not how real adult relationships work. Those types of dramas do satisfy our wants of watching an innocent love but it is very unrealistic. I said in a different thread that it would not surprise me if it was a one-time thing. People get caught up in emotions and things happen. If she wanted to pull back a little and get to know him to see if a relationship is even possible that wouldn’t shock me either. From the way Sang Pil is written, I don’t think he would care. He respects her and wouldn’t want to rush her. For me, it’s refreshing to see a couple get together and do things adults do in relationships. Sometimes things move fast and sometimes they move at a snail’s pace. I mean what is more likely to happen? A man and woman having sexual tension breaking sex or declaring their love to each other when they’ve barely held hands? Nowadays it doesn’t take months upon months for adults to have sex.

    @persianrose, even very traditional cultures where sexual relationships are considered to be taboo have a seedy underbelly. It’s only considered taboo if you’re a woman or out in the open about it. Things happen but it’s always kept quiet. It’s all just an illusion. Mostly to keep women in their place and make them feel ashamed.

    All that to say this: I don’t find it offensive but I don’t understand why other people don’t understand when or why she started to like him or slept with him. Because I can see it clear as day.

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    It’s totally fine to not like a fast-pace romance, and want to see more build-up (I personally dislike it when in a drama the romance seems forced)… it’s also totally OK to not like a show, or have a fundamental problem with them… I just want to say sexual relationship is not a shameful act, and eliminating sexual desires from drama characters (and selling it as PURE INNOCENT LOVE) is very unrealistic!! Man and woman who are attracted together would sleep together as soon as they can 😊

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