The First Half of My Life (2017)

The First Half of My Life and A Wife's Credentials are both dramas with mature couples (mid-30s) involving infidelity / betrayal and divorce. In each series, the 'plot' is about how the main characters deal with the break-down in their relationships and how it affects their lives and their children's lives. The background story of AWC exposes the high pressure on mothers/wives of getting their children into first-rate schools, whereas TFHOML shows the impact on relationships of long-hours spent in a high-pressure business environment (management consultancy). Both series are really well acted and produced.

MLs are very nice and are always the ones to help solve everyone's problems. The FLs both change quite drastically throughout the series. All of the side characters had relatively interesting stories.

Both series depict married women who are housewives and have never worked before. Their husbands cheat on them with another lady and they have to go through a divorce and grow as people overtime. There are also side characters that play a vital role in the series.

The First Half of My Life tells the story of an affluent carefree housewife, Luo Zi Jun who is blindsided by her husband's betrayal. Faced with heartbreak, divorce and child custody issues, Luo Zi Jun develops the fortitude and strength to face the struggles of being a single parent as she enters the "real world." This drama depicts the story of a bittersweet yearning of love, understanding, and repentance. In my opinion, the impressive acting, character development, dialogue, and story equal, if not surpass The World of the Married.