Updated: April 6, 2026
Here’s a collection of quotes from the Korean drama, The Practical Guide To Love (2026):
Episodes 1-2
“A beautiful, love story always begins with a dramatic, fateful encounter. But singles these days don’t wait around for fate to find love for them. They choose their partners however they like and decide when to begin and end a relationship.” – Lee Ui Yeong
“Everyone leads their own lives in this generation and I’m also looking for my love.” – Lee Ui Yeong
“Can I start my life story with this man, whom I’ve just met downtown exactly at 7 o’clock?” – Lee Ui Yeong
“As people get old and frail, they process life more slowly making time feel like it flies.” – Lim Seong Jun
“Can you not call it aging? Can you call it becoming mature and growing wiser?” – Lee Ui Yeong
“You were the only one I could see. Everything else was a blur.” – Kang Do Hyun
“Life was already hard enough. I had no interest in dating. Whatever love was I knew I wasn’t ready for it.” – Lee Ui Yeong
“There’s no space for dating in my life.” – Lee Ui Yeong
“Do you think he may be hesitant about asking me out because I rejected him once?” – Lee Ui Yeong
“But thanks to your rejection I knew where I stood. So I studied really hard and became a lawyer. To be good enough for anyone to fall in love with.” – Kang Do Hyun
“How do you feel about workplace dating?” – Kang Do Hyun
“People may change, but their first loves don’t.” – Lee Ui Yeong
“I thought I could find a boyfriend and fall in love whenever I decided it was time. But I had it all wrong. I’ve wasted all my best years for love.” – Lee Ui Yeong
“They’re not saying women over 30 are worthless. It’s just that women over 30 just get overlooked and forgotten.” – Lee Ui Yeong
“You think men just fall from the sky like apples do from trees? You can’t just wait for one. Going on blind dates is the real organic way of dating.” – Lim Seong Jun
“How do you feel about dating me with marriage in mind?” – Song Tae Seop
“Live alone, die alone.” – Old man
“If he’s that great, why is he still single?” – Jung Hyun Min
“The world is full of crazy people.” – Lee Ui Yeong
“This is bad. My heart is pounding. I can’t help but keep imagining what it’d be like to leave my life in his hands. It’d be even better than I imagine.” – Lee Ui Yeong
“I hope you find someone you really like. Someone worth giving your all. I hope you find her.” – Lee Ui Yeong
“It doesn’t matter if he drives a fancy car or makes hundreds of millions of won a year. Looks don’t really matter, either. Just because a guy is handsome or rich doesn’t mean we’ll hit it off. What’s important is that you two are on the same page.” – Lee Ui Yeong
“Love doesn’t begin when one person falls for the other. So blind dates are fun.” – Lee Ui Yeong
Episodes 3-5
“I learned from the countless first dates that the world is big, and everyone’s so different. None of the guys I met were even slightly similar. Everyone was a universe like no other.” – Lee Ui Yeong
“The problem is, among all those men, none of them were my type.” – Lee Ui Yeong
“I don’t understand why you’re so desperate to find love. But I never thought you were ridiculous.” – Shin Jisu
“Isn’t it so odd? When you try to be extra considerate, it drives people away. And when you try not to think about something, you think about it even more.” – Song Tae Seop
“What are you like? How would you like me to remember you?” – Song Tae Seop
“If I were them, I would’ve liked you less if you ran away after one mistake. And I’d give another chance to someone who tries to make up for it.” – Lee Ui Yeong
“If she feels uncomfortable about it, you need to give her space.” – Lee Ui Yeong
“People like you who think their feelings are the only ones that matter make me feel so uncomfortable.” – Sim Sae Byeok
“They say tears take away sadness. Does the wind take away anger? All my anger’s gone with the wind.” – Lee Ui Yeong
“You’re so close to me yet I can’t reach you. That drives me crazy.” – Song Tae Seop
Episodes 6-7
“You pretend to care but you just want a chance with her.” – Song Tae Seop
“The best kind of service doesn’t come from expertise. It comes from the heart.” – Mr. Eun
“You make my life interesting these days.” – Shin Jisu
“Does he like me or do I just make his life interesting?” – Lee Ui Yeong
“Dating is different now. In our 20s, it was just about us two being in love. But now, I can’t just think about how I feel. This might be my last relationship before I get married. We have to consider each other’s families and finances.” – Lee Ui Yeong
“Yeah, it’s my life and my love. I’ll choose who I want and deal with the consequences.” – Lee Ui Yeong
“Love that makes you numb to someone else’s pain. Isn’t it disgusting?” – Shin Jisu
“I want to fall in love with you.” – Shin Jisu
Episode 8
“Who would possibly imagine blind dates would lead to such a mess?” – Lee Ui Yeong
“A man trying to change my mind. And a man determined to keep me. A man who’s diligent even when it comes to flirting. And a man who just flirts with me whenever and wherever.” – Lee Ui Yeong
“Efficiency doesn’t matter when I do what I love.” – Song Tae Seop
“I’ll wait for you. I’m really good at waiting once I set my mind to it.” – Song Tae Seop
“But don’t hesitate to run to me once your mind’s made up.” – Song Tae Seop
“You know how people say they feel sure about wanting to spend the rest of their lives with someone? I don’t know if I feel that way.” – Lee Ui Yeong
“Once you collect the many moments of falling for someone, you reach a certain threshold and at that point, you just get so sad and hurt without them. That’s when you realize that they’re the one.” – Ms. Son Jeong-a
“Isn’t falling in love another form of immune system failure?” – Ms. Son Jeong-a
“Don’t just think about it alone. You’ll have moments where you become sure when you spend more time together.” – Ms. Son Jeong-a
“You were perfect in every way. But I keep thinking about someone else.” – Lee Ui Yeong
“Do you realize how heavy of a promise it is to wait for someone?” – Lee Ui Yeong
“I like you. I wanted to see you and I couldn’t hold it back so here I am.” – Lee Ui Yeong
Episodes 9-10
“Everything goes by so quickly when I’m with you.” – Song Tae Seop
“That night, I couldn’t stop thinking about how cruel love can be. Love makes us burn with passion only to lead us to a dead end. It teaches us the joy of being with someone else only to have every little thing make us anxious that it won’t last. Maybe that’s why it felt so miraculous that we felt the same way at the same time.” – Lee Ui Yeong
“Love will always be cruel but I know I’m stronger.” – Lee Ui Yeong
“Trust just comes naturally when you spend time together.” – Lee Ui Yeong
“It’s like I lost my youth the moment you left. I realized how precious you were once you left.” – Jung Hyun Min
“When you’re deeply in love, you want to reject the truth, no matter how desperately it knocks.” – Ms. Son Jeong-a
“I’m glad to have shared the time with you. Let’s love like the ocean.” – Song Tae Seop
Episodes 11-12
“No matter how close a couple seems, relationships can be like a maze.” – Tae-seop’s mother
“Life gets embarrassing at times. But we learn to forget the embarrassment over time.” – Ms. Son Jeong-a
“That’s how humans are. We don’t like being lonely, but sometimes, we choose to be alone. Because that’s the easiest way. Finding a good enough place to hide.” – Shin Jisu
“Learning to live with my loneliness was faster than changing his heart. Learning not to expect anything and not to rely anyone again.” – Jeong Im
“I don’t just like you. I love you deeply.” – Lee Ui Yeong
“Was there a moment when you realized you knew he was the one?” – Lee Ui Yeong
“Whatever it is, don’t try so hard to run from it. Use that time and effort to stand for what you love. I’m sure there are things you love. Do that for a day, a month, then a year. Keep it up and one day, you’ll feel just fine.” – Lee Ui Yeong
“Instead of setting a certain direction for myself, I want to focus on the present and chase what makes my heart beat.” – Shin Jisu
“Being scared of getting married and being unsure about the man himself are different things.” – Lee Ui Yeong
“We become hesitant before making a big choice because we have no idea where our choice today will lead us to in the future. We don’t know what doors will open and what doors will close. We don’t know what we’ll see at the end of it, either. None of us know until we try.” – Lee Ui Yeong
“We make endless calculations to brace ourselves for the craziness of life, wonder all the what ifs, and just hope for the best sometimes. But in the end, life seems to be a journey of learning to go forward amidst all the uncertainty.” – Lee Ui Yeong
“Marriage seems to be the same. Of course, your lives together will not always be smooth. You’ll have as many sad days as happy ones and sometimes, you’ll face surprises. But despite that, if you trust each other, prepare yourselves to go through anything and want to walk into the uncertain future with each other.” – Lee Ui Yeong
“Korea has 50 million people, 15 of which whom are single. Half of them are men, so that’s 7.5 million and assuming only 90% are straight, that leaves 6.8 million. So what are the chances of you falling in love with just one of them?” – Lee Ui Yeong
“Will you be my boyfriend with marriage in mind?” – Lee Ui Yeong
Genre: Romantic comedy
Also known as: Efficient Dating For Singles; Efficient Matchmaking for Unmarried Men and Women
Synopsis: A webtoon-based drama about a single woman who meets two charming guys during a blind date, discovering what true love means.
No. of episodes: 12
Cast: Han Jimin, Park Sung Hoon, Lee Ki Taek, Jung Hye Sung, Kim So Hye
Screenwriter: Lee Yi Jin
Director: Lee Jae Hoon
Network: JTBC
Streaming platform: HBO Max
Date: February 28, 2026
HBO Max English subtitle translation:
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Images: JTBC
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