#bae seokryu

[luvermore]

I know a lot of people will villainize Mi-Suk and Hye-Suk but I just can't. These two women show us what different stages of motherhood can look like. We have Mi-Suk who is a family woman but not by choice. Her life would look much different if she had the ability to live as she wanted. Still, in the show we see she actually has more in her life than Hye-Suk does. She has two kids and a husband that adore her, they sit at the table and, even angry, eat. They apologize and make-up even when they still don't agree. She may have self esteem issues but it never stopped her from being able to love and support her family. To bring happiness to her kids and bonus son when they needed it. But that doesn't mean Mi-Suk is without fault. Her pride and embarrassment shoved a bridge between her and her daughter. So much so that said daughter had cancer and didn't tell anyone. Then much like many families, she let her son laze around and do basically nothing while chastising her daughter for it. She is exhausted and works everyday so she can't comprehend why Seok-Ryu needs a break. She has never gotten one. In fact, in her life, she has taken on more than taking on less.

Hye-Suk is a character that I can't bring my heart to dislike because I see so much of women in my own family in her. While it is no one else's fault that she and her husband got pregnant but their own, it doesn't make parenting easier. She deserved a career just as much as her husband and it wasn't fair that she was expected to stop while he kept going up the medical ladder. Then, when she ultimately chose herself, she was ostracized for it. Her marriage fell apart and her son turned away from her; both secretly praying one day she would choose them. But instead of seeing that, due to her own guilt, she saw it as their dislike of her because the truth was; she could have took some time off. She didn't have to take every job. But she did, and yes how she treated Choi Seung was wrong. But I just think if society was kinder to women, she wouldn't have had to choose.

Logically, if she did choose to stay, would that have been better? We know she was restless just sitting at home, she couldn't be, "Just Choi Seung's Mom", and that statement is so important. Mother's should be able to be people outside of being mom's. But so often they jump head first into parenting that they forget they are more than that.

Society tells us men can have it all in family and career but we as women have historically been told otherwise. When a child cries we call their mothers, when kids misbehave we call their mothers, when kids are born and someone needs to stay home, we look to mothers. All in all, these two women aren't just toxic mothers. They didn't wake up one day and decide to drive their kids crazy. They are people with issues and that is okay and it's okay for their kids to forgive them. It doesn't always have to be so black and white. You can love someone and support them, while also admitting they are flawed and need to do better.

[renebae-bae]

my boy too funny i cant with seunghyo this guy spent 20 years of his life thinking about dating seokryu just to not know what to do with her now

[thiscoldheart]

seok-ryu outfit appreciation

love next door (1.06)

[fridayvelvet]

[minsigrl]

they're so ADORABLE 🩷🥺🫂

[zhangsvfx]

every bit of detail in this drama is just so beautiful. i’m always weeping, kicking, laughing and everything else in between.

[ibreathhere]

Im a big sister and I've seen my litle brother struggle with chronic depression for years, and ive seen him give up on many things because of this. Seing SeokRyu donig the the same, accepting that depression and the consequances of her illness is going to last for the rest of her life, and thats why she gives up on love, because she is afraid that people wont be able to hadle it and will end up leaving, it hits way too close.

[havemercedes]

alright theory time I don't think seokryu is sick (no more dying please I beg) but I think she's sober. She probably had a substance abuse/alcoholism problem that she got help for (that 1 year she took off for personal reasons) and she was struggling because of the revelations at work and needed her fiancé (hate that guy btw he's so weird and creepy) who wasn't around

[nayoungs-archive]

i recently started watching love next door, and seokryu's storyline really touched my heart. first of all, her character is so well written and it's rare to see female leads that have so much depth. her terminal illness arc is what brought tears to my eyes because as an eldest daughter myself, i know exactly what it feels like to go through difficult times and not being able to tell your family because you feel ashamed of yourself. throughout her life, she had this "perfect all rounder golden child" image that she had to maintain and her parents never acknowledged the amount of hard work she put in. being the second choice for your parents and watching them prioritize your younger sibling is a horrible feeling and it makes you feel like complete garbage. her not being able to tell her family about her illness was a direct result of their neglect and mistreatment. overall, i think jung somin had portrayed her character so well and i couldn't imagine anyone else as bae seokryu <3 being an eldest daughter is honestly no less than a full time job and her character also brought a sense of comfort to me as i realized it was a universal experience.

[luvermore]

I truly did not think a scene could be sadder than everyone finding out about Seok-Ryu's illness...then this scene happened.

[renebae-bae]

did u guys watched the same episode as me bc wtf how the stomach cancer is nonsense? the fight with dongjin is literally there

it is so obvious that they want to compare seokryu and dongjin and how seokryu had to deal with this alone while her mother baby him even if he's not sick anymore

the stomach cancer didn't came out of nowhere this happened bc of her lifestyle, this wouldn't be happening if her parents supported her like they do with him. they're showing the consequences

and this is just ep 8 like? wait and chill before jumping to conclusions

[sanaxo-o]

Can peacefully sleep now that I cried while watching the 9th episode of love next door. I was downright sobbing. Like balling my eyes out.

JUNG HAEIN YOU BETTER BE TELLING US THE TRUTH ABOUT THE SHOW GETTING BETTER FROM 11TH EPISODE.

[minsigrl]

the most beautiful couple of the year THEY'RE MY BABIES 🥺🫂

[zhangsvfx]

as much as i want to convince myself that seokryu always had the same feelings as seunghyo, i just don’t think she did. it always felt like, if she had any feelings at all, they never became whole—maybe just as strong, no less, but always growing, yet never fully realized, never seen, never acknowledged. we may see her affection and efforts around seunghyo since they were young as something deeper, but it might not have been the same thing in her eyes. back then, she might have thought she was acting out of obligation or familiarity (ironically, calling him 내 아기). these days, after her return, she’s starting to see him not just as a man, but separate from the image she’s had of him all these years: best friend, my mom’s friend’s son (엄마친구아들), my neighbor. now, whatever feelings she might have had are starting to introduce themselves again, but in a different light.