Am watching ep 7 and I think I figured out why SH is so standoffish even though it's clear he loves Yeol Mae. The lightbulb went on when she mentioned in ep 7 that effort someone named "Gi Hoon" died, she and SH even exchanged rings and had a fake wedding (plus, in school flashback, while he is not Mr Oversharing, he is nowhere near emotionally withdrawn the way he is now and if he did a pretend wedding, he clearly wasn't always an extreme commitment-phobe). And SH lost it at her reminder. Plus, he keeps thinking its better for we not to like him and/or know his secret.
So, my theory - due to Korean naming conventions, I assume the dead GH was SH's brother. And he died from some hereditary illness that SH either has, worries he may get, or (though that is a stretch, thinks his kids will get). Ergo, avoidance.
Now normally, people would talk this out but this is a drama and SH is not the most emotionally mature so...
We will see how right I am.
Also omg, why is the secondary guy so boooooring???
So, my theory - due to Korean naming conventions, I assume the dead GH was SH's brother. And he died from some hereditary illness that SH either has, worries he may get, or (though that is a stretch, thinks his kids will get). Ergo, avoidance.
Now normally, people would talk this out but this is a drama and SH is not the most emotionally mature so...
We will see how right I am.
Also omg, why is the secondary guy so boooooring???