Both choices are pretty bad. But a psychopath is an unstable and aggressive person suffering from chronic mental disorder with abnormal or violent social behavior. Insufferable in-laws means they are too extreme to bear; intolerable by having or showing unbearable arrogance or conceit. I think I could handle the latter because a) the premise infers my spouse is the opposite of her family; b) the mansion means there is plenty of space to distance oneself from the in-laws; c) you can always just stay away from them 20+ hours a day doing things like work, vacation, etc. without them; and d) I could probably counter their conceit and arrogance with intelligent jabs at their flaws.

Oh, he's hot but a psycho, so left but he's right though...

My insufferable inlaws over a psycho Lee Dong-wook. I'm not even thinking twice about this.

Dealing with in-laws...that's a better brainer compared to dealing with a psycho. I can tell the drama Psycho Lee Dong-wook is coming from and that itself is the highest deal breaker.

Let the inlaws bring all their drama, I'll take it and redirect if need be. But I'm not exchanging those inlaws for a psycho Lee Dong-wook, never.

Staying in a big mansion and only dealing with mostly verbal attacks and big egos from the in-laws with the option to just simply avoid them anytime seems like a good proposition to me.

Staying with a person labeled as a psycho still has a chance of you ending up dead no matter how slim it is.

The in laws.

Though I've never watched Strangers from Hell, doesn't that involve a creepy murderer? I'm not attracted to Lee Dong Wook in the first place but why would it be even remotely appealing to share a space with someone who looks like they might kill you, in painful & terrifying ways, at any moment?

Even in 21st century most conservative asians are living with their in-laws. So 1st choice is more of a difficult option only to the West or liberal nations🤷‍♀️

Mansion. Then maybe I can be the psycho.

Annoying in-laws versus potentially deadly housemate? I’ll take the one that leaves me with a better chance of staying alive. Also, spouse and I probably have the financial resources to avoid his family via vacations, a second home and everyone’s favorite — the camping trip.

Mansion? Well, that might make things easier... I do find LDW pretty creepy even when he's not playing a murderous psycho, so this is probably the double nope again for me, with in-laws option being oh-so-slightly more tolerable.

Option 1, no contest.

That's assuming murder is not allowed - one could bump off the psychopath and claim self-defence but then you'd get no Lee Dong-wook, on the other hand you can't bump off in-laws for being insufferable, you'd go to jail for sure. It's in-laws in the mansion for me, as long as I have a spouse who makes it bearable.

I'm so much more likely to survive the insufferable in-laws. Sorry, psycho LDW. And, it's a mansion! So you can always have some alone time in the massive suite assigned to you and your partner when you need it, and I'm sure there are loads of rooms to hide in if they ever come looking for you. My plan would be to make friends with all the servants - it would give me someone to talk to, they would never give my hiding spots away, and we could catch each others' eye at mealtimes whenever the in-laws were being particularly terrible!

One can to stand up to their in-laws or just ignore them but enraging a psycho might get them killed.

Spend time in a mansion with the insufferable in-laws. The mansion better be big enough so I do not get to see the in-laws all the time.

Psycho Lee Dong Wook is scary. I will def stay away from him.

Thanks for the mention @daebakgrits!

That's from Strangers from Hell? No thanks, I wouldn't survive one day there.

In laws isn't so bad. I said I was going to live under their roof, but I never said I would live under their rules.
I'm not Hyun Woo, I would make things very clear for Hae In before moving in. 😂 I would be the insufferable in law.

This one made me really think bc tough choices but I reckon I'd rather cop the insufferable in laws because if I'm in a mansion, there's ample hideaway places and also comfort. If I'm going to be stuck with psychos of a different variety, I'd rather do it in luxury hahaha

Psycho Lee Dong-wook, no hesitation.

I'm not comfortable in social settings, and living with my in-laws would mean just that... while living with a psycho means constantly shrinking social circles. Bliss! Finally an introvert-friendly living solution!

Do I get teeth jewellery too?

I would definitely rather share a mansion with my insufferable in-laws than stay in a dorm with psycho Lee Dong-wook.
Watching Strangers From Hell, I immediately realised that I would rather spend a night on a park bench than spend an hour in the dorm.

Staying with Samchon Lee Dong-wook in a dorm. He has already installed a bullet proof cupboard to hide in. We can run the Shop for Killers from the dorm. I get a hot Ajhusshi to say with and protect me and I earn tub-loads (*opps he's strangely allergic to bathtubs now) so bucket-loads of money for running the Shop!! Win, win.

At first glance, I found this very difficult.

But really, it all comes down to the mansion or the dorm. Even if I were to live with my in-laws in a mansion we could mostly stay out of each others' way in any case. This is impossible in a dorm. And I almost forgot the very important factor of a yard. So of course it's the mansion.

Mansion for me, insufferable in-laws are easier to handle than a psychopath. Unless the grandpa in-law has a psychopath girlfriend. But I would still choose a mansion over a dorm.

This one is a pretty easy choice. Especially if the spouse looks like Kim Soo Hyun and is as intelligent as Hyun Woo. Or Gong Yoo, perfect! (Though maybe he'd invite his buddy Lee Dong Wook the psycho to visit... 😬) The mansion sounds less risky and there'd be more space inside and on the property to avoid the in-laws. Obvious money here also means more chances for getaway vacations.

Lee Dong Wook, for sure. The psycho he played was more interested in turning his roomies into fellow psychos, rather than killing them. That could be fun. If not, what a way to go :o) I would prefer a less dingy dorm though, and my own pillows.

Insufferable in-laws in a mansion would make the whole place seem small. And given choice between KSH eye candy and LDW eye candy, for me it's LDW all the way. So pretty. And that voice.

He is just one person, and I don't have to pretend to like him. And supposably, if I like him, that's *my* problem. If I didn't know that I was put there in the dorm with him in a magical choice where he was the alternative to insufferable chaebol-in-laws, I would probably suffer more, because living with a psycho is terrible. But as I said, I would be free to dislike it.

If I live with my in-laws together with my husband, then every conflict with them is a problem with my hubby, too.
I am sure in-laws who are not insufferable exist, and in that case, a mansion with OK people would be better. Of course any cohabitation is a bit hard - the "habit" part of cohabitation must be worked into a pattern that doesn't leave everybody super annoyed with each other.
But having a mansion, and I suppose, servants so that you don't have to argue about who takes out the trash - that helps a lot.

I'm entering my late 30s, and I refuse to live the goshiwon life even if Lee Dong Wook wasn't a psycho.