SINGAPORE: Her eyes glistened with tears when Singapore actress Yvonne Lim spoke about her character Liu Xixi in the upcoming drama "Marry Me", during a recent media event.
In the show, Liu, a successful gynecologist, winds up getting dumped by her boyfriend of 20 years, after she spent too much time on her career and neglected their relationship.
Lim revealed that she became emotional as her character's painful experiences in "Marry Me" reminded her of own.
"I have all these experiences before."
"I spend so much of my time on my work that I end up spending very little time dealing with matters of the heart," said Lim, explaining that she once broke up with a guy over the same issue.
"I remember I was very emotional when I read the script."
"I know how this character feels, why she struggles with her feelings, and why she is in pain, but keeps it bottled up inside."
Lim expressed that Liu is a character many women can identify with, because what happens to her in the show is something that also occurs in real life.
"She is so dedicated to her work that she forgot about her love life and kind of took it for granted.
"I've seen that happen to my girl friends. I have seen that happen to other people. I've heard stories like that before."
"When things drag on for too long, it (the relationship) gets stagnant. That's when things happen," said Lim earnestly.
Still, Lim said she prefers to take her time to slowly get to know someone instead of rushing things, and said she believes in "letting nature take its course".
"You have to find the right partner who is willing to be with you.
"If it happens, it happens. If not, that's the way it is," said Lim with a smile.
"I don't think about it much, though there is still this part of me that hopes for a fairytale ending."
"Marry Me", which also stars Koh Ya Hui and Jesseca Liu, airs every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 8pm on Channel U.
-CNA/ha
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