Dating: What's It Like To Be In Love

Dating: What's It Like To Be In Love

Dating: What's It Like To Be In Love

7.4

2015 – 20151 Seasons · 10 EpisodesEnded

Overview

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.

Network: Fuji TV

Cast

Anne Watanabe

Yoriko Yabushita

Hiroki Hasegawa

Takumi Taniguchi

Yutaka Matsushige

Toshio Yabushita

Ryoko Kuninaka

Kaori Shimada

Yuto Nakajima

Yutaka Washio

Satoru Matsuo

Sotaro Shimada

Emi Wakui

Kiyoko Yabushita

Jun Fubuki

Rumi Taniguchi

Rima Matsuda

Miho

Episodes

S1E1

Episode 1 · 45m

I don't know how to love. Can we get married through a contract?

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.

Jan 19, 2015

S1E2

Episode 2 · 45m

I Want to Parasite on You!! — Can You Fall in Love with a Higher-Class Loafer?

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.

Jan 26, 2015

S1E3

Episode 3 · 45m

First Matchmaking — First Contact with the Unknown!? — Rescue the Love-Incompetent Woman!!

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.

Feb 2, 2015

S1E4

Episode 4 · 45m

Because There Is No Heart, She Can't Love — The Gift That Saves Her

Yoriko struggles to show warmth. Takumi decides to give her something meaningful, shaking the foundation of their relationship.

Feb 9, 2015

S1E5

Episode 5 · 45m

Forcing an Overnight Stay Plan!! First Kiss Marks the Beginning of Turbulence!?

An attempt to stay overnight leads to their first kiss—and new tension. They must decide if they're ready to risk emotional fallout.

Feb 16, 2015

S1E6

Episode 6 · 45m

First Visit to Her Parents' Home!! The Tear-Inducing Recipe of Miracles Is the Key to Love!?

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.

Feb 23, 2015

S1E7

Episode 7 · 45m

Children Don't Know Their Parents' Feelings!? Mother’s Last-Stage Preparation Pushes for Marriage!!

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

Mar 2, 2015

S1E8

Episode 8 · 45m

At Last the Engagement Ceremony!! Tearful True Confession — I Want to Try Real Love

Preparations for a formal engagement ceremony bring tears and heartfelt confessions—Yoriko seeks authenticity in love.

Mar 9, 2015

S1E9

Episode 9 · 45m

Two People Who Can't Love Truly Fell in Love — Birth of a Higher-Class Loafer and Thoughts of Marriage

Their “contract” unravels: both acknowledge they've fallen in love. Takumi confronts his identity beyond being a loafer.

Mar 16, 2015

S1E10

Episode 10 · 45m

Such a Declaration of Love Is Impossible…!? The Birthday Miracle That Sparks Fateful Love

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.

Mar 23, 2015

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