I LIKED IT but NOT LOVED IT

I'm not sure if there is something I am understanding correctly. Specifically, the part where you said the only problem is her age and their custom.

Are you referring to the fact that it's uncommon for someone her age to still be single? Because if that's the case .... on the one hand I can see why she made that a priority. I also see your point that she probably, in the end did not need a man to make her happy - especially since she had just opened the shop with her sister, and was doing something there she enjoyed.

Now to explain my first statement: In Korea, there's a lot of pressure to find someone by the time a person is a certain age, and to marry and have children. What her sister did (in divorcing her husband) is actually frowned upon there still a lot more than still being single in your thirties. Kim Sam-soon knew that was not necessarily what she wanted, and at first actually disliked Hyun- Bin's character (I think his name was Jin-Hyun). But when she found that she actually started liking him and thought "this could be the one", he wasn't so sure, as he always seemed torn between her and Hee-jin. I'm sure you know all this after watching the show. But perhaps the frustration of what is customary in their society could have been why she so vigerously pursued Jin-Hyun after she realized she liked him. I think if anything, he was a lot more distant and "flaky" toward her and made it more difficult for her to pursue him (again, with being torn between the 2 gals).

I never really got a "selfish" vibe from her. In what way (to you) does her character seem selfish? I don't mean to ask that in a mean or snotty way-but I think it's interesting that you saw that in her, that is why I am curious.

What I got more from her is frustration and maybe a feeling that she's "failed at life" or something along the lines of that. No matter how successful you are at something, it can be pretty sad/frustrating when there's an empty "void" there - no one to fufill your emotional/personal needs (ie: a significant other) - especially when you are 30. Even though that's a young age, and even if you're in a society where it's not so customary to get married or find someone so quickly, it can still be hard for a person, especially on an emotional/psychological level. But that's all relative and depends from person to person.

Also, do you think Jin-Hyun was a good guy for her. You mentioned that her focus was to find a good guy to marry and was just curious if you felt he was a good guy for her. What "may have" been with them if the series had went on for another 16 episodes, let's say?

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"NO MORE MR. NICE GAIUS!" - Gaius Baltar Battlestar Galactica