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

2015 1 Seasons 10 Episodes ⭐ 7.5 Drama Comedy

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.

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.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

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 t

EP 2

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 h

EP 3

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

EP 4

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 relati

EP 5

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 emot

EP 6

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 every

EP 7

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 g

EP 8

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.

EP 9

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 loa

EP 10

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 appl

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Anne Watanabe
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Yoriko Yabushita
Hiroki Hasegawa
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Takumi Taniguchi
Yutaka Matsushige
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Toshio Yabushita
Ryoko Kuninaka
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Yutaka Washio
Satoru Matsuo
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