Kim Roon-ki and Seo Ro-bin: The excitement was brief.. The reality of dating while battling illness "seems overwhelming" [My Remaining Love] [★Night TView]

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'My Remaining Love' featured Kim Roon-ki and Seo Ro-bin sharing honest thoughts about their illness and dating.

In the SBS program 'My Remaining Love', broadcast on the 10th, the date between Kim Roon-ki and Seo Ro-bin, who had each chosen the other as their first impression, was depicted.

Kim Roon-ki underwent surgery to remove his entire stomach after being diagnosed with stomach cancer, as the tumor's location was close to the esophagus. His esophagus is connected directly to the small intestine, and he continued chemotherapy at the time of the broadcast appearance.

The two were able to go on a date after their allocated times combined exceeded 100 minutes. However, Seo Ro-bin had used only 10 minutes for Kim Roon-ki.

During the date, Kim Roon-ki cautiously asked, "Didn't our date happen because the time we each chose added up to 100 minutes? I know how much time each of us used, so may I ask about the meaning of that time?"

Seo Ro-bin revealed that the diary entry she had heard from Kim Roon-ki the previous day influenced her decision. She said, "To be honest, isn't his illness still ongoing? I don't like a relationship where one person completely adjusts to the other. I believe it should be about adjusting together."

She continued, "But I started overthinking whether there were parts I couldn't adjust for. I needed a bit more time to think it through."

In an interview, Kim Roon-ki said, "I was grateful that she spent even 10 minutes on me," but added, "It wasn't so much sadness as the fact that I didn't expect this concern would come so soon. At first, I was a bit flustered."

He explained, "That kind of feeling is still an area I find difficult to open up to easily. That's also why I was conservative about dating before coming here. It seems like the difference between someone still battling illness and someone who has recovered, as well as a difference in mindset."

Seo Ro-bin also said she tried to make her judgment while excluding Kim Roon-ki's illness situation as much as possible, but it wasn't easy. She repeatedly emphasized, "I really thought about this a lot."

In the interview, she admitted, "If we were to date, I felt there would be many parts where I'd have to keep adjusting for him. When Mr. Kim Roon-ki slowly drank cold drinks, I missed that part. I felt sorry about that too."

She further confessed, "I realized that if I had to keep adjusting in these areas, I might find it overwhelming myself."

Kim Roon-ki responded, "Hearing those words makes me feel powerless again. No matter what I say right now, I can't resolve the other person's worries with words. The fact that my struggles could be conveyed to someone nearby was also something I worried about."

Meanwhile, SBS 'My Remaining Love' is a dating reality program where 2030 youth who have received terminal diagnoses or experienced serious illnesses seek new love. Lee Se-young, Jung Yong-hwa, SEVENTEEN's Dohyeon, and Choi Ye-na serve as MCs.

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