Lim Ye Jin explains why she stopped visiting her in-laws

Actress Lim Ye Jin has revealed the unexpected reason why she stopped visiting her in-laws after seven to eight years of marriage. The decisive factor was the repetitive "men first, women later" dining culture experienced every holiday. It reportedly reached a point where even her husband would say, "I'll just go by myself.""

During the Chuseok special of MBN's Sokpuri Show Dongchimi broadcast on the 26th, the cast shared various stories regarding holidays and family. On this day, Lim stated, "There are many family members at my in-laws," adding, "I only went for the first seven or eight years after marriage, and I haven't gone back since."

It wasn't simply because of the distance. Lim explained, "It is far, but that is just an excuse; the culture is different," as she described the holiday dining scenes at her in-laws. She revealed that in the early years of her marriage, after the table was set, the men would sit and eat first, and even the young nephews would eat alongside the men.

The problem came afterward. According to Lim, once the men finished eating, the table would be roughly cleared, side dishes would be refilled, and then the women would eat at that same spot. "I wondered what this was about," she said, noting that from then on, she would sit next to her husband and eat with him while he was eating.

When Kim Yong Man asked, "Weren't you the only one among the women?" Lim admitted, "Of course. I was the only one among the women." She candidly confessed, "I couldn't understand why I had to eat from a table that the men had already finished with.""

Lee Kyung Sil shared another anecdote regarding Lim's life with her in-laws. She said, "I heard that for seven or eight years, she would go there and just sleep even when it was time to eat. That's probably why her husband doesn't take her anymore. I heard they had to prepare a separate meal for her because she wouldn't wake up." Lee joked about this, saying, "In short, she was acting like an actress.""

Lim made an awkward expression, saying, "Now that I've grown up, I feel sorry, but..." Ultimately, it seems her husband also gave up at some point. She shared, "From a certain day, even when I didn't have filming, my husband would say, 'I'll just go by myself.'" The holiday scenes that continued for several years after marriage eventually changed into the couple visiting their respective families separately.