Description This book takes the most fundamental kind of love—romantic love between a man and a woman—and brings it to life through the beloved Joseon-era story of Lee Mongryong and Sung Chunhyang. Through their charming tale, the book weaves in explanations of what love really is, mythological interpretations of love, and insights from psychology and science. 1. What Is Love? 2. Oh, My Darling Love 3. I'll Never Love Anyone! 4. Love and Hate Share the Same Root 5. Love Is Amazing! - Looking Inside My Heart - Read Together with Your Parents (Supervised by Professor Ha Ji-hyun, Department of Psychiatry, Konkuk University) What Is Love? Love between parent and child, friendship between friends, affection between siblings, romance between a man and a woman... Love comes in as many shapes and colors as there are people. This book takes the most basic form of love—the romance between a man and a woman—and tells it through the story of Lee Mongryong and Sung Chunhyang, the iconic young lovers of Joseon-era Korea. Along the way, it explores what love feels like, how myths interpret love, and what psychology and science have to say about this powerful emotion. An Emotion That Grows Bigger the More You Learn About It: Love Like all emotions, love is something every person is born with. But "loving someone well takes practice and effort." Just as we must hear the word "mom" thousands of times before we can say it properly ourselves, love, too, needs to be learned. The moment Lee Mongryong sees Chunhyang, he falls head over heels in love. He can't focus on his books, food loses its taste, and he suddenly finds himself breathless and blushing—classic symptoms of lovesickness. But he can't just run to Chunhyang either. Love has struck him like a bolt of lightning, sweeping away all his senses. But is love only sweet? Hidden traps lie in wait for anyone who falls in love. As the saying goes, "love is blind"—when you're in love, you only see the good in someone and overlook the bad. But when the first seeds of resentment begin to sprout, you can fall into traps of doubt, jealousy, sadness, loneliness, dependency, and obsession. How can we keep love from turning into hatred? Look for clues to the answer in "The Hedgehogs' Love Story." That's what love is like. Get too close, and it hurts. Drift too far, and it's cold and lonely. That's why love needs just the right distance. (from page 39) Love Is Amazing! Love may be the warmest, happiest feeling in the world. Anyone can love, and anyone can be loved. But love isn't something you can do alone—it becomes real only within a relationship. That's when love becomes a force powerful enough to create real change. When we fall in love, our bodies release hormones that boost our immune system and keep us healthy in body and mind. A change happens within us—and the person we share our love with experiences that same change too. You and I become "we," and that feeling spreads to everyone around us. And sometimes, when love rises to an even greater level, it becomes a powerful force that makes the world more beautiful—just as the famous actress Audrey Hepburn gave the love she received to hungry, sick children around the world. "If you want beautiful lips, speak kind words. If you want lovely eyes, look for the good in people. If you want a slender figure, share your food with the hungry. And if you ever need a helping hand, remember there's one at the end of your own arm. As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands— one for helping yourself, and the other for helping others." - From a letter Audrey Hepburn left for her son (page 40)