This is exhausting episode. I cannot stand for Ji Woo's reasoning. Even though he might have a history of his baggage transforming him as it is now, it still cannot justify his behavior towards Seo Joon. Their fight is not a type of healthy fight. Ji Woo is clearly not ready for a relationship with his passive-aggressiveness. He threw his year with Seo Joon so easy, whining about his side of the story. I am not expecting them to be together by the end of this story. For whatever reason, I am not a fan of this type of behavior and reasoning for hurting a significant one when as adults, you can just sit and talk together face to face about the issues. If they cannot communicate when there is no barrier (such as no phone or whatever), I doubt they have true love. So rather than push it, Seo Joon should just leave Ji Woo. If Ji Woo cannot resolve his problem and give effort like Seo Joon's done to work on their relationship, then, no need to be together. Since this series seems to get real, so beat it, get real. No real-life scenario in a gay couple will survive in type of setting. Seo Joon can get another man easily, while Ji Woo gets married to a woman and has a fake life.
What if SJ was a woman, and the day JW left SJ found out she was pregnant
Well, JW definitely has reasons and issues but it doesn't mean he can treat SJ that way. JW plays very dangerous unhealthy and mind games here which can destroy a person's life and career. SJ is not perfect, but if he lets somebody like JW in, then he doesn't learn his lesson since it can make him end up badly. I still consistently think that they cannot be together. From 1-8, we know JW loves SJ but it seems SJ is not what he wants and needs in the future. SJ loves JW, but JW clearly is not what SJ needs to build a future together. Some loves from different worlds are solid and can work together, some are not. Different people from different worlds can be only together healthy if they communicate any of their issues thoroughly; otherwise, somebody has to give something which won't end up well. For example, SJ gives up his acting career so JW won't feel lonely; or JW needs to give up his cooking so he can be together with SJ. Issues like this must be solved by discussing with the loved one so nobody has to give up anything and still be themselves enjoying their own passion world. JW chooses an easy exit from this very difficult issue by ghosting SJ after one year of living together. No, that's nasty. If SJ was a woman, and the day JW left SJ found out she was pregnant. A year after that, SJ had the baby alone without JW. I didn't think anyone would forgive JW with his countryside restaurant if that was the case.