The Birth of a Married Woman (The Birth of a Mrs / 유부녀의 탄생)

- No way! - I don't believe it!

Look at you!

You look gorgeous today. Congratulations.

- I think I'm going to cry. - Stop it.

You look stunning.

- Your skin is absolutely glowing. - It really is.

You're going to have the best photos of your life!

I addressed my congratulatory gift to you. Aren't you happy?

Congratulations.

You're a married woman and there's no turning back.

- The ceremony will begin shortly. - Guests.

- Please be seated. - We ask that all guests...

- enter the hall... - We have to go.

- Don't be nervous. - Good luck.

See you later!

Congratulations on your marriage!

- Congratulations! - You look fabulous!

I hope you'll be happy!

- Congratulations. - There's no need to be nervous.

Good luck!

Enter the bride and groom!

You are my husband.

And you are my wife.

From this moment on, I will always walk alongside you.

Will you marry me?

- My feet will dance for you. - Will you be with me forever?

My eyes will see through you.

My heart will learn to think through you.

And because of you, it will know love.

My name is Lee Yeong Hee.

It's an ordinary name to suit my ever-ordinary life.

I'm 29 going on 30, dangerously close to 29.8,

the average age when women in Korea tend to get married.

I'm just a freelancer at an animation company,

full of hopes and dreams as well as debt.

And in this pitiful state, I've dared to catch the bouquet.

("Get hitched in 6 months or forget it for the next 3 years.")

But I'm not one to fall for that old wives' tale...

Or I am.

Life is all about timing.

So is this the timing for us to get married?

Let's get married.

This is my boyfriend, Kim Cheol Soo.

A 33-year-old assistant manager...

in his fifth year at an apparel company.

We've been together for an estimated duration of 1,238 days.

We began taking after each other.

But it was also nice to have our differences at times.

We were comfortable with each other,

and being together was as natural as breathing.

I'm going to be busy with a big new project soon.

People say that if we don't have time to meet up,

we might end up breaking up.

Is that the reason you want us to get married?

Of course, it isn't.

It's also because...

the lease on your studio is almost up.

I've been keeping track.

It's rare to find a lease like that nowadays.

You're not going to find another place, right?

I'm not a naive 20-year-old.

At this ripe age of practically 30,

I never expected a dreamy propsal...

like the ones you see in romance movies.

But isn't this a bit...

I mean, aren't we being a little too realistic?

I want to grab someone and ask.

Can we really get married for this kind of reason?

Isn't that just how it is?

People just get married when it's time.

If you're compatible, share the same feelings,

and the terms fit the bill,

there's no reason not to.

Also if you're compatible in bed.

It gets old eating out all the time.

And you have to start saving...

for your kids' tuition before retirement.

So are you saying that I should just accept it?

I got married because I was tired of people asking about it.

It's best to do it when you're young.

The younger you are, the better you'll look in the dress.

Having kids late is hard on both the mother and kids.

It's the person's heart that matters.

Don't fall for what you see in the romance dramas.

That's right.

I'd forgotten all about it for a moment.

Reality is different from fairy tales.

The whole reason I got into drawing morbid fairy tales was...

to show children who will grow up in this merciless world...

that life was nothing like the fairy tales.

I have six months until the end of my contract.

Come to think of it,

it's better that I get married before I'm unemployed.

It wouldn't be becoming to send wedding invitations while jobless.

Plus, it'd be better for when we get a loan.

You're making that face again.

When you're furiously coming up with thousands of drawings in your head,

that's the exact face you make.

It's not like you to pick up on something like that so quickly.

What are you so worried about?

I wish I could see it as simply as you...

but I just don't know.

I know that we have to be practical about this,

and that's how everyone else does it.

I don't think it's wrong to do it this way...

but is this really the right way?

It never mattered to me when, as long as it's with you.

It turned out to be sooner than I'd thought because of work,

but I've always had the same person in mind.

You.

This is the reason we're getting married.

You're the one.

You're the one I want to marry.

The answer that was hidden behind the myriad of realities.

I've found the answer at last.

You can trust and rely on me.

You're rather convincing.

If you drink the whole glass, you'll have to marry me.