Dating: What's It Like To Be In Love

Dating: What's It Like To Be In Love

2015 · Drama, Comedy · 1 Season · 10 Episodes · 7.4

Yoriko Yabushita works at a Yokohama research laboratory. She tracks trends in relation to macroeconomics. She is 29-years-old and enthusiastic about her work. She also enjoys efficiency and having a regular life. Although she doesn't excel in social settings with other people, her next goal is getting married and having a baby. Yoriko believes that she marry by the age of 30, because everyone around her did including her late mother. If Yoriko finds a man who fills 24 items listed on her ideal husband list, she will marry him.

Episodes

E11. I don't know how to love. Can we get married through a contract?45m · 2015-01-19Yoriko is a whip smart civil servant hoping to ease her dad's worries. Takumi is educated but sponges off his mom. The two meet through an agency, and go on a date.E22. I Want to Parasite on You!! — Can You Fall in Love with a Higher-Class Loafer?45m · 2015-01-26Yoriko questions whether she’s just “parasitizing” off Takumi’s lifestyle, while he wonders if she’ll resent him. Their relationship teeters between contractual convenience and something more.E33. First Matchmaking — First Contact with the Unknown!? — Rescue the Love-Incompetent Woman!!45m · 2015-02-02They face matchmaking pressure—Yoriko’s friends assess Takumi, and Takumi worries they’ll judge him. They realize their “contract” relationship might not survive scrutiny.E44. Because There Is No Heart, She Can't Love — The Gift That Saves Her45m · 2015-02-09Yoriko struggles to show warmth. Takumi decides to give her something meaningful, shaking the foundation of their relationship.E55. Forcing an Overnight Stay Plan!! First Kiss Marks the Beginning of Turbulence!?45m · 2015-02-16An attempt to stay overnight leads to their first kiss—and new tension. They must decide if they're ready to risk emotional fallout.E66. First Visit to Her Parents' Home!! The Tear-Inducing Recipe of Miracles Is the Key to Love!?45m · 2015-02-23Takumi visits Yoriko’s family on New Year’s Day, but freezes under pressure. A rival, Yutaka Washio, impresses everyone—forcing Takumi to face his feelings or lose her.E77. Children Don't Know Their Parents' Feelings!? Mother’s Last-Stage Preparation Pushes for Marriage!!45m · 2015-03-02Takumi’s mother enters hospice and Yoriko reflects on her late mother. Together, they draft a marriage contract as a gesture of care for her mother E88. At Last the Engagement Ceremony!! Tearful True Confession — I Want to Try Real Love45m · 2015-03-09Preparations for a formal engagement ceremony bring tears and heartfelt confessions—Yoriko seeks authenticity in love.E99. Two People Who Can't Love Truly Fell in Love — Birth of a Higher-Class Loafer and Thoughts of Marriage45m · 2015-03-16Their “contract” unravels: both acknowledge they've fallen in love. Takumi confronts his identity beyond being a loafer.E1010. Such a Declaration of Love Is Impossible…!? The Birthday Miracle That Sparks Fateful Love45m · 2015-03-23On Yoriko’s birthday, a surprise party and Takumi's heartfelt confession culminate in a shared moment as they eat apples and kiss—love blossoms despite the odds.

Cast

Yoriko Yabushita

Hiroki Hasegawa

Hiroki Hasegawa

Takumi Taniguchi

Yutaka Matsushige

Yutaka Matsushige

Toshio Yabushita

Kiyoko Yabushita