A romantic comedy-drama depicting the sweet and salty reality romance between 20-year-old best friends in their 30s who have no romance or flirting.

Han Sun-Joo’s life is perfect. She is married to Shin Myung-Seob and they have children. She tries to help her husband succeed at Rahen Group, a company which her mother runs, and she also tries to raise her children as best as she can. Before their marriage, Shin Myung-Seob was in a poor financial situation and he came from a poor background. His life changed drastically after he married Han Sun-Joo. He is now recognized at work. He is a good husband and father, but he meets Yoon Mi-Ra and becomes attracted to her. Meanwhile, Han Jung-Won is Han Sun-Joo’s younger brother. He has a warm heart and he is a good to Han Sun-Joo.

It's Goo Ra Ra's big day. Sun Woo Joon catches her off-guard with a memorable first encounter, moments before her world comes crashing down.

The essence of love is fading and is evermore harder to do. In this day and age, will there be love that is woeful and forlorn just for the sake of love itself? Love in Sadness is a love story that encapsulates the mythical-like fate of love that is so coveted that it ignores all bounds. In it, love outweighs what the world thinks, ignores the pain and anguish with it, and pursues its destiny. In the drama, Ma Ri is a beautiful girl, married into wealth with a seemingly perfect life. Ironically, her husband, In Wook, who looks like a more than ideal husband, is an obsessive lunatic who is also violently abusive. When he pushes her too far, she reaches out for help from Jung Won, an honest, smart, handsome plastic surgeon. And when he agrees to help her escape from her husband's hands, they fall in love. But In Wook, who is consumed by his obsession for her, isn't going to let her get away from his grasp. Watch as these two characters struggle to stay on their arduous road to love.