Dating: What's It Like To Be In Love
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.
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- Ep 1
1.I don't know how to love. Can we get married through a contract?
19-01-201545 minYoriko 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.
- Ep 2
2.I Want to Parasite on You!! — Can You Fall in Love with a Higher-Class Loafer?
26-01-201545 minYoriko 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 som...
- Ep 3
3.First Matchmaking — First Contact with the Unknown!? — Rescue the Love-Incompetent Woman!!
02-02-201545 minThey face matchmaking pressure—Yoriko’s friends assess Takumi, and Takumi worries they’ll judge him. They realize their “contract” relationship might not survive scrutiny.
- Ep 4
4.Because There Is No Heart, She Can't Love — The Gift That Saves Her
09-02-201545 minYoriko struggles to show warmth. Takumi decides to give her something meaningful, shaking the foundation of their relationship.
- Ep 5
5.Forcing an Overnight Stay Plan!! First Kiss Marks the Beginning of Turbulence!?
16-02-201545 minAn attempt to stay overnight leads to their first kiss—and new tension. They must decide if they're ready to risk emotional fallout.
- Ep 6
6.First Visit to Her Parents' Home!! The Tear-Inducing Recipe of Miracles Is the Key to Love!?
23-02-201545 minTakumi 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.
- Ep 7
7.Children Don't Know Their Parents' Feelings!? Mother’s Last-Stage Preparation Pushes for Marriage!!
02-03-201545 minTakumi’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
- Ep 8
8.At Last the Engagement Ceremony!! Tearful True Confession — I Want to Try Real Love
09-03-201545 minPreparations for a formal engagement ceremony bring tears and heartfelt confessions—Yoriko seeks authenticity in love.
- Ep 9
9.Two People Who Can't Love Truly Fell in Love — Birth of a Higher-Class Loafer and Thoughts of Marriage
16-03-201545 minTheir “contract” unravels: both acknowledge they've fallen in love. Takumi confronts his identity beyond being a loafer.
- Ep 10
10.Such a Declaration of Love Is Impossible…!? The Birthday Miracle That Sparks Fateful Love
23-03-201545 minOn 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.
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