Tae-gyu and Ji-hye get married       Two young lovers dreamed of the ideal married life which each had respect for each other       But honeymoon is soon over as each comes to realize that the other isn't quite what they thought       The liberal woman would like to talk of sex with frankness and ease       The conservative man can't get rid of his traditional sense of superiority       They end up hurting each other and decide to get a (limited) divorce       Once apart, they each begin to feel empty without the other, and realized they need to make an effort to understand each other