Chinese dramas are known for their portrayal of fantasy and strong female leads in their dramas. Over the past few years, these dramas have also focused on depicting realistic and mature relationships. These couples are shown as two independent individuals who learn and journey through the struggles of life, together. Let’s look at the top 10 Chinese dramas with healthy relationships:
1. Forever And Ever
This drama was a sequel to the drama ‘One and Only’, which cast the same actors, Bai Lu and Ren Jiaulin, and revolved around a renowned voiceover actress, Shi Yi, and a shy chemistry professor Zhou Sheng, who coincidentally met each other at the airport. Eventually, they developed feelings for each other which bloomed into a beautiful relationship and a marriage of maturity, patience, and understanding. They went through different struggles in life, but despite the chaos, their relationship remained strong. Although the previous drama was left with tears and breakups, this sequel was a complete contrast and gave a realistic perspective of modern-day relationships.
2. Love Is Sweet
This drama revolved around a woman named Jiang Jun, who was allergic to tears, and her childhood friend, Yuan Shuai, whom she reunited with as an enemy rather than an ally. Both of them ended up working in the same investment company, MH which was linked to her father’s sudden death in the past. Their relationship was cute, mature, and very supportive from the start. Both, Yuan Shuai and Jiang Jun had absolute trust in each other and portrayed the reality of a relationship between working and independent individuals. This drama also cast actors like Bai Lu and Yunxi Luo who made this drama a huge success.
3. You Are My Hero
This romantic drama portrayed a healthy relationship between a doctor and a SWAT team police officer. The story revolved around a medical resident, Mi-Ka who was trapped in a bank robbery with a bomb in her hand and was rescued by a SWAT police officer, Xing Ke Lei. A few years later, they met again, in a SWAT training camp for doctors which gradually led to a beautiful love story. This drama showcased the importance of respecting each other’s professions, the time and commitment it demands, and being supportive through the ups and downs of their lives.
4. Love Scenery
This drama revolved around Liang Chen, a dedicated and famous singer, and Lu Jing, a data research enthusiast. Their relationship blooms when Liang Chen accepts a contract to promote an online game and she had to learn the rules and how-to’s of the game under the tutelage of Lu Jing. A package of romance, support, and realistic struggles of a couple made this drama binge-worthy!
5. Go Go Squid
This cheesy and cute romance drama revolved around a computer engineering student with a brilliant IQ, Tong Nian, and a former, retired legend of cybersecurity competitions, and a founder of a team named K&K, Han Shangyan. Both of them, eventually, fell in love and shared a very healthy relationship that was built on trust, support, commitment, and understanding. Both of them were geniuses in their respective fields and as a couple, they respected and encouraged the dreams of one another. The friendship and the bonding that was shared between the team members, Han Shangyan and Tong Nian was worth a watch!
6. Once We Get Married
This contract marriage drama revolved around an aspiring fashion designer, Gu Xi Xi who ran an online fashion portal, Why Mall, and a CEO of a major company, Yin Si Chen. In a desperate course of events, they entered into a contract marriage which bloomed into a very heartfelt and romantic relationship filled with trust and respect for each other’s dreams and lives. They countered varied struggles together and remained strong till the end.
7. Go Ahead
A central focus on family and friendships, this 2020 drama revolved around three kids, Li Jian Jian, Ling Xiao, and He Ziqiu who were raised like siblings by a widower and a noodle restaurant owner, Li Hai Chao. However, due to a sudden change of events, Ling Xiao and He Ziqiu were obliged to live with their own families, for around 9 years which created a drift among the three of them. The drama eventually showed a budding relationship between Ling Xiao and Li Jian Jian which had a very realistic touch to the friends turned lovers storyline. The plot revealed different aspects of reality and maturity that made this family drama, a delight to watch!
8. Road Home
This drama revolved around childhood sweethearts, Gui Xiao and Lu Yanchen, who were in a long-distance relationship for a long time and broke up due to unfortunate circumstances. 10 years later, they reunited, wherein Lu Yanchen was a successful SWAT captain and Gui Xiao worked in an investment company. Their relationship showed the reality of the hardships and the perspectives of the partners of any SWAT or army personnels. They also portrayed how understanding and faith are essential in any sort of relationship. Their relationship was on a constant journey of long distances; however, they stood strong due to the maturity and commitment that they had for one another.
9. Please Feel At Ease Mr. Ling
This drama was an adaptation of a novel named ‘Accidentally picked up a President’ and revolved around a delivery girl, Gu An Xin, who by mistake caused an accident and the victim of that was Ling Yue, a CEO of a large corporation. After suffering memory loss, the president compelled Gu An Xin to take care of him while he tried to regain his memory. This blooms a very healthy relationship that goes through varied tangles of hurdles but continues to remain strong and independent from misunderstandings and breakups. Their relationship was built on trust, independence, and respect for each other’s professional and personal lives. The drama starred actors like Zhao Lu Si and Lii Te who did a fantastic job of depicting this heartfelt storyline.
10. My Little Happiness
This drama was another doctor-lawyer relationship that was successful in portraying a very healthy and mature relationship. It revolved around childhood sweethearts, Dr. Shao Qin and an aspiring lawyer, Cong Rong who reunite as adults. In her first case, Cong Rong was given the responsibility of solving disputes in a hospital where Dr. Shao Qin was the leading surgeon. Their relationship bud into a beautiful romance between two adults who were mature, committed, and loyal towards each other. They respected the time and commitment that their professions demanded and supported each other till the end.
