Dating: What's It Like To Be In Love
2015 · 1 season · 10 episodes · Ended · Fuji TV
Drama, Comedy
TMDB 7.4 · 12 votes
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
- S01E01I don't know how to love. Can we get married through a contract?2015-01-1945m
Yoriko 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.
- S01E02I Want to Parasite on You!! — Can You Fall in Love with a Higher-Class Loafer?2015-01-2645m
Yoriko 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.
- S01E03First Matchmaking — First Contact with the Unknown!? — Rescue the Love-Incompetent Woman!!2015-02-0245m
They face matchmaking pressure—Yoriko’s friends assess Takumi, and Takumi worries they’ll judge him. They realize their “contract” relationship might not survive scrutiny.
- S01E04Because There Is No Heart, She Can't Love — The Gift That Saves Her2015-02-0945m
Yoriko struggles to show warmth. Takumi decides to give her something meaningful, shaking the foundation of their relationship.
- S01E05Forcing an Overnight Stay Plan!! First Kiss Marks the Beginning of Turbulence!?2015-02-1645m
An attempt to stay overnight leads to their first kiss—and new tension. They must decide if they're ready to risk emotional fallout.
- S01E06First Visit to Her Parents' Home!! The Tear-Inducing Recipe of Miracles Is the Key to Love!?2015-02-2345m
Takumi 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.
- S01E07Children Don't Know Their Parents' Feelings!? Mother’s Last-Stage Preparation Pushes for Marriage!!2015-03-0245m
Takumi’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
- S01E08At Last the Engagement Ceremony!! Tearful True Confession — I Want to Try Real Love2015-03-0945m
Preparations for a formal engagement ceremony bring tears and heartfelt confessions—Yoriko seeks authenticity in love.
- S01E09Two People Who Can't Love Truly Fell in Love — Birth of a Higher-Class Loafer and Thoughts of Marriage2015-03-1645m
Their “contract” unravels: both acknowledge they've fallen in love. Takumi confronts his identity beyond being a loafer.
- S01E10Such a Declaration of Love Is Impossible…!? The Birthday Miracle That Sparks Fateful Love2015-03-2345m
On 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.
