Dating: What's It Like To Be In Love

TV series

Dating: What's It Like To Be In Love

7.4/ 10· 12201545 min1 season · 10 episodes

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.

Created by
Junichi Ishikawa

Seasons and episodes

1 season · 10 episodes

Ended
Season 1

Season 1

10 episodesJanuary 19, 2015
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  1. 1
    S1 E1

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

    Jan 19, 201545 min

    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.

  2. 2
    S1 E2

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

    Jan 26, 201545 min

    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.

  3. 3
    S1 E3

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

    Feb 2, 201545 min

    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.

  4. 4
    S1 E4

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

    Feb 9, 201545 min

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

  5. 5
    S1 E5

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

    Feb 16, 201545 min

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

  6. 6
    S1 E6

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

    Feb 23, 201545 min

    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.

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Dating: What's It Like To Be In Love has 1 season and 10 episodes. Status: Ended.
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Dating: What's It Like To Be In Love has ended; no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on March 23, 2015.
Who stars in Dating: What's It Like To Be In Love?
Dating: What's It Like To Be In Love stars Anne Watanabe, Hiroki Hasegawa, Yutaka Matsushige, Ryoko Kuninaka, Yuto Nakajima.

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