Kekkon Dekinai Otoko Ep 4

Looking at how Kuwano lays out his work-related items on a table before packing them into his bag, I really think it's a waste of time to do this. However, seeing how serious Kuwano goes about doing this, it makes me laugh at the great lengths he would go to because of his perfectionist trait.

This inability to speak his mind can also be seen in his daily dealings with others. For example, when Eiji was troubled over whether he should cancel his date to come back to work for the weekend, Kuwano was trying to be considerate by telling Eiji that he's not needed and he could go for his date. However, the manner he said this just makes people unable to comprehend his true intentions and ends up offending others to a certain extent. If not for Sawazaki explaining the hidden meaning behind Kuwano's words, Eiji would not have understood what Kuwano was trying to get at.

On the other hand, Kuwano also needs some education in how to speak his mind without embarrassing people or hurting their feelings. During the day-trip on a bus, Kuwano kept correcting the tour guide's explanation and butted in with his comments which not only embarrassed the tour guide and made the latter lose confidence in herself. Although he did not mean anything bad, I think there is a suitable time and place to say certain things instead of being too frank. The thing is Kuwano doesn't seem to think that he is in the wrong and ends up making Hayasaka mad at the same time.

With regards to spending off-days alone, I don't really think that this is a bad idea since there are times when it's hard to find people to go out with you at the last minute. In addition, there are some activities which I feel that it would be better to be done alone e.g. watching movies which your friends may not be interested. It's better to enjoy yourself rather than dragging uninterested people along for the sake of having some company. However, the drama points out correctly that there is this thinking that people who spend their off-days alone are pitiful or lonely. It really depends on personal viewpoints and the situation so I don't think a sweeping statement applies in this case.

The later part of this drama reveals that Kuwano wants to enjoy watching the fireworks alone but ends up having to share his private spot with Hayasaka, Mitsuru and Co. Well, he did try to ask Hayasaka to join him indirectly at the rooftop of his office building where the fireworks can be seen clearly but ends up offending her again. As seen from this, it's evident that Kuwano cares about how Hayasaka feels to a certain extent or else he would never have bothered apologising.