Most of the characters in "Discovery of Love" thought they were truly in love at one time or another. The characters played by Sung Joon and Jung Yu Mi thought they were so deeply in love that marriage was the next logical step. Jung Yu Mi's sidekick, played by Kim Seul Gi, character thought her one-sided love was noble and her devotion would make her happy. But it turns out that love is more complicated than people's preconceptions.

The characters discovered love and then discovered they were wrong about love before they could truly discover love.

"Discovery of Love" billed itself as a different kind of romantic comedy and some viewers were not so sure they liked Jung Yu Mi's character because she selfishly could not make up her mind between the two men who loved her. Why would she even think about someone she broke up with and argued with instead of a perfect boyfriend played Sung Joon? But every character in this drama had something to learn about love.

Sung Joon learned that love is kind of miserable if you are always afraid the other person will leave you. It's not a recipe for happiness, he admitted in the drama's finale.

"I learned I could not make a girl love me," his character Nam Ha Jin said.

Eric Moon's character thought he had truly loved Jung Yu Mi but then learned why he broke up with her the first time. Love, he learned, is a verb and he did not act the way a boyfriend should. But it was not entirely his fault. Jung Yu Mi, hurt by her father's death, became afraid of marriage and love and shut him out. She thought she was happier with Sung Joon who loved her more than she loved him. She was less likely to get hurt in that relationship. But real love, she learned, means not being afraid.

And then there was Kim Seul Gi's character moping after her first love, despite the fact that he did not love her. She was in love with the drama of their relationship and not the person. Because once she could have him and there was no drama, he lost his appeal. She learned that love can also be comfortable and easy. It doesn't have to be dramatic.

At one point, the drama writer characters in "Discovery of Love" talked about the big difference between real love and dramas. It was funny but in a way summed up the series.

This thoughtful romantic comedy attempted to bridge that gap, showing that love is sometimes friendship and truly loving means not being afraid. It's more complicated than you might think and often more complicated than the way its portrayed in many dramas.