Yu Kkaet-ip and Choi Go-gi showed a mature appearance supporting each other's new beginnings, while a subtle difference in tone emerged over what to call the child, drawing attention. Some even reacted, "Isn't this double standard?"
On the 21st episode broadcast, the TV CHOSUN entertainment show 'X's Private Life' revealed Yu Kkaet-ip's new romance. That day the production team called Yu Kkaet-ip to a cafe with a blind date concept, but the person who appeared was not the blind date man but her actual boyfriend. He, the cafe owner, was the partner who had been dating Yu Kkaet-ip for four months.
Yu Kkaet-ip said, "He is the older brother of my closest friend. I had known him for a long time, but I didn't expect it to turn out like this," and "Seeing each other every day at work made it fun and I began to take care of him, and we naturally grew closer." The boyfriend also said, "I grew to like her while working and I confessed first," adding, "I was going to wrap up my life in Seoul and move down to Busan, but I was worried that if our bodies were apart our hearts would drift, so I told her not to go to Busan and confessed," conveying his sincerity.
Above all, he was composed about Yu Kkaet-ip's history of divorce and the existence of her daughter. The boyfriend said, "I didn't think the divorce situation or the fact that she has a child was a big problem," showing a reliable side. Yu Kkaet-ip also cautiously mentioned the possibility of remarriage. She asked, "Do you think about marrying me?" and the boyfriend answered, "I meet you with that thought." He continued, "I want to treat her so she doesn't get hurt as much as possible. I'm thinking about marriage. I want to live together for life."
It was notable that he had known the boyfriend's family for a long time as well. Yu Kkaet-ip said, "I visited more often than him. They've welcomed me since I was young and know my situation, so I feel at ease," and the boyfriend also said, "My family likes Kkaet-ip more."
Watching this, ex-husband Choi Go-gi also calmly offered his support. He said, "The daughter also knows about mom's boyfriend," and "She said she is so happy because her mother looks happy." He added, "Seeing the video, I thought, 'She's still a mom.' I think she thinks about the daughter more than expected." But the atmosphere changed over the issue of what to call the child. When asked whether the daughter might call Yu Kkaet-ip's boyfriend "dad" in the future, Choi Go-gi showed a flustered look, saying, "That's a difficult question. I haven't thought about it," and then honestly answered, "I don't think she would."
After this scene some viewers reacted subtly. Choi Go-gi's current girlfriend and fiancée is called 'Jueun mom' by the daughter. Yu Kkaet-ip also accepted this and recently supported Choi Go-gi and his partner, who proposed. But conversely, some pointed out an imbalance because Choi Go-gi said it would be difficult for Yu Kkaet-ip's boyfriend to be called "dad." Some even responded with the 'double standard' reaction, accusing him of rationalizing only his own situation.
However, other viewers said they understood Choi Go-gi, saying, "The terms 'biological mom' and 'biological dad' are inevitably sensitive to anyone," "Complex emotions from a father's perspective are natural," and "He just spoke honestly; there's no reason to criticize him." In the end, the two showed that even after divorce they live their own lives while supporting each other's happiness. Still, before the words 'mom' and 'dad' connected to the child, realistic emotions that are not easily resolved were revealed.
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