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<\/a>We\u2019re back on familiar ground after something of a detour last week. I\u2019m quite happy to see Kono Kaisha ni Suki na Hito ga Imasu<\/em> examine Yui\u2019s career, and Masugu\u2019s too for that matter. Diversifying thematically is better for the show in the long run. My issue was with the specifics, namely that the whole drama and resolution was pretty irksome. It\u2019s tough to get past the near-religious obsession with the group over the individual, so deep-seated is it in Japanese culture. But Yui still made a really poor decision if you ask me.<\/p>\n<\/a>Still, at heart a relationship chronicle is what this series is. A very particular sort of relationship (workplace, secret) at a very specific point. That is, still in the sparkly and idealistic stage. Six months to be precise. Early enough in a romance that six months seems like a milestone worth celebrating (give it time). Given that I Have a Crush at Work<\/em> is something of a survey course on romances and their flashpoints, the anniversary is one it had to get too sooner or later. Like the first trip together.<\/p>\n<\/a>As I\u2019ve said, I really like both these folks but if I have any small niggle, it\u2019s that Masugu has been a bit too much the perfect boyfriend. So how does this chapter measure up to that? Well \u2013 let\u2019s start the fact that he remembers, and she forgets. Maybe it\u2019s something of a cliche that guys forget an anniversary and girls remember, but in my experience it\u2019s one rooted in reality. But he\u2019s certainly the more systematic and organized of the two, so in that context it isn\u2019t out of character. Though still pretty flawless character.<\/p>\n<\/a>And how do we grade Masugu for the way he handles this? Undeniably he\u2019s not going to get a perfect score, I\u2019ll say that up front. He\u2019s a bit clumsy about it, makes it pretty obvious that he\u2019s doing something behind Yui\u2019s back. He also neglects to plan the night out until all the restaurants with great views (which generally have lousy food anyway, no loss) are booked<\/a>, even though with it falling on a Friday he should have known better. As for the gift, well\u2026 For me, pair rings<\/a> on a six-month anniversary would be way too high-leverage. I\u2019d be terrified of scaring the lady off if she wasn\u2019t as committed as I was. But I think the Japanese view on this is a bit different from the American one embedded in my psyche.<\/p>\n<\/a>The big slip-up isn\u2019t really his fault, though. Yui catches Masugu walking around town (he\u2019s been shopping for her gift) on a Saturday when he\u2019d told her he was going to stay in studying for his Level I accounting exam. Paired with the fact that she also catches him checking stuff out on his phone<\/a> (again, shopping) and hiding it from her, and he earns the nickname \u201cMr. Sneaky\u201d. Eventually Yui follows him home, and while she later says she trusts him this isn\u2019t exactly reflective of a high level of trust. Eventually Masugu caves and gives her the gift a day early, which was probably the right call under the circumstances.<\/p>\n<\/a>From that point on, it\u2019s pretty much all good. How they end up celebrating<\/a> is why better than an overpriced rooftop restaurant. And Yui is so thrilled about the ring that she can\u2019t stop staring at it around the office<\/a>. At this point she has to come clean-ish \u2013 in wearing the ring (never mind the whole \u201cmy precious\u201d bit) she\u2019s acknowledging that she has a serious bae. Masugu by contrast wears his ring on a chain around his neck \u2013 under his shirt<\/a>. I\u2019m guessing they arranged this in advance, since both of them showing up with matching pair rings would have pretty much put plausible deniability to the sword\u2026<\/p>\n