So yesterday I had a break up (amiable, still hurt though) and immediately decided to binge watch ANYTHING and ended up watch "accidentally in love". As a mid 20's English male who loves sport, a Chinese rom-com is probably the weirdest choice I could have made, yet I am so glad I did.
Please do not read spoilers til you get the whole way through if you decide to watch it
As well as this, the scene between Feng and his father towards the end of the series
Finally, on a lighter note after my breakup, seeing one of the secondary characters (Gu Nan Xi) bemoan being too nice to get any interest and having people question his sexuality because of his personality hit very VERY close to home and made me laugh, but at least he got a happy ending.
So what shows resonate with you and just "get" you on so many levels. Also 10/10 would recommend accidentally in love as a post breakup binge.
Please do not read spoilers til you get the whole way through if you decide to watch it
The scene where the main male lead, Si Tu Feng, is forced to pick between a girl who he genuinely loves, and a girl who will hurt herself (2 x attempted suicide) if he leaves her, hit me hard. I've been in that situation, with someone who doesn't understand that I don't love them, and that used their only real power over me - blackmailing and guilt - to make me stay with them forever, regardless of my own happiness. The scenes were done well and really showed how unhinged and fucked up the situation is
As well as this, the scene between Feng and his father towards the end of the series
Where his father apologises for his actions - he did not mean to be neglectful or demean his son, but simply did not know how to interact with his son despite only wanting the best for him - was huge as I have had something similar recently. I love my dad, but he did not know how to cope with my lack of motivation, my use of media as an escape, my lack of a future plan. With one hand he would praise me for certain actions, with others he'd belittle me to the point of tears. I was not stable when I was a teenager to begin with, and my dad was horrified with my actions of (very minor) self harm. Looking back, it's obvious that my dad didn;t know what to do, and being a father was difficult for him due to his own family (He was very close to his dad, who abandoned my grandma, my dad and my 2 uncles for a younger woman when my dad was entering his early teens). My dad wanted the best for me, but didn't know how to express it. My dad has since apologised, and on his birthday I gave him a card explaining that I had forgiven him, understood and just wanted to enjoy the rest of our time together. So yeah, that scene/... hit hard.
Finally, on a lighter note after my breakup, seeing one of the secondary characters (Gu Nan Xi) bemoan being too nice to get any interest and having people question his sexuality because of his personality hit very VERY close to home and made me laugh, but at least he got a happy ending.
So what shows resonate with you and just "get" you on so many levels. Also 10/10 would recommend accidentally in love as a post breakup binge.