Comments on: Things to consider when dating/marrying a Korean guy

By: Nic (MyKoreanHusband)

Nic (MyKoreanHusband) — Sun, 13 Mar 2016 10:41:00 +0000

In reply to Syenny. Heya, I'm curious to know how difficult the language barrier is. Sometimes if there isn't a good way to communicate it can just be too hard. But sometimes it's not the language, but personality difference. What do you think is harder? The language difference or not understanding each other's personalities?

By: Syenny

Syenny — Fri, 11 Mar 2016 03:34:00 +0000

Love your video. I’m Indonesian Chinese who is staying in Singapore and I have Korean BF. He just moved couple months ago from Korea. It’s not an easy relationship because of the language barrier (his english is not good) and I don’t really understand Korean culture. His jokes etc.
He’s very stress about his job, I’m also stress about y job..yet we couldn’t really tell each other due to language.
I keep thinking how to show him that I really love him, how to make this relationship works, how to understand him more etc..We argued really a lot and I think both of us are quite tired with all those arguments.
Do you have any suggestion? I think I do really need to learn Korean asap.

By: Aurora85

Aurora85 — Sun, 06 Dec 2015 05:03:00 +0000

I’m really wondering where my Korean ex grew up? I get the impression he was ashamed of me, or that he was using me. Physically he moved quickly, never introduced me to anyone he knew, and never claimed me as a girlfriend. To his credit though, he did introduce me to old K-pop music (Uhm Jung-Hwa) and told me about Korean history as well as introduce me to cool movies, and taught me to use chopsticks as well as get me to like Korean food. Also highly true that he was not affectionate in public, and I’d be offended or upset, until I learned that its just who he is. (Prior to him, I was in a one month relationship with a Korean-American guy, or so he claimed.)

Six years flew away, and I still think of him a lot…I guess I’ll never get over the relationship he and I have had.

By: Nic (MyKoreanHusband)

Nic (MyKoreanHusband) — Sun, 01 Mar 2015 12:04:00 +0000

In reply to Cam. I'm glad the blog helps! I think we first went to Korea together to meet his parents after 8 or 9 months of dating.

By: Cam

Cam — Sun, 01 Mar 2015 10:44:00 +0000

Hi Nic!
Thank you so much for starting this blog, everything on this blog has been extremely helpful, especially this video and ask korean guys videos!
I’m from Singapore and am Chinese, I just started a dating a Korean man recently. I was extremely frustrated at the beginning as he was not romantic at all, did not reply my texts after reading, refused to take me to Korea or meet his sister when she came over recently and did not want to meet him mum when she requested to meet him.
My friends were frustrated too and advised me to give him up. Upon stumbling upon your blog one month ago, I finally understood these were due to cultural reasons and not to base my expectations on KDramas. I learnt to understand him better and not to be unreasonable.
It’s true that an international relationship is a great and fulfilling experience- being in one made me appreciate different cultures and gave me more wisdom- I had to do plenty of research by reading your blog and watching videos to understand korean culture better.
Mr Gwon and you look so cute and perfect together! 🙂
One last thing I am curious about and may have missed out- when did Mr Gwon take you back to meet his parents?

By: Nic (MyKoreanHusband)

Nic (MyKoreanHusband) — Wed, 25 Jun 2014 05:53:00 +0000

In reply to MagnoliasInBloom. I think you have to be blunt about it from the beginning. Explain it, or have someone explain it and say it's a serious medical condition. Make sure your inlaws know exactly what you can and can't have. I think a lot of Korean mother in laws would be happy to cater food especially for you and take pride in making your special food. Once people know you aren't just being picky and it's a medical problem, they aren't going to force you to eat. My mother in law now knows my tastes and always makes food that she knows I will like. She is very caring about making sure I have the food I like and that it's easy to eat (even though I can eat most Korean food). She does things like take watermelon seeds out for me, she knows I don't like bones in chicken so will give me pieces on my own plate with no bones. A lot of Korean mothers are very caring and even baby their adult children.

By: MagnoliasInBloom

MagnoliasInBloom — Wed, 25 Jun 2014 05:42:00 +0000

As someone with IBS and several food allergies I would probably make a terrible in-law or girlfriend. It’s not the case that I can just suck it up and eat the food. I would love to have the food but I have to follow a restricted diet or I get terrible pain and symptoms that can land me in the Emergency room. How do you explain this to someone and their family without just looking like a jerk that doesn’t want to have their food?

By: Cassie Davis

Cassie Davis — Fri, 13 Jun 2014 05:32:00 +0000

In reply to Alisha Son. as you should! :D

By: Alisha Son

Alisha Son — Thu, 12 Jun 2014 13:43:00 +0000

In reply to Cassie Davis. Thank you! To tell you the truth I started watching asian drama's b4 but didn't know how to get them. Then my hubby came in and showed me. Now I do cute stuff to annoy him:-)

By: kaekaed

kaekaed — Tue, 27 May 2014 03:02:00 +0000

In reply to 코알라.

I’m the same way. I won’t drink, detest fish (except shrimp) and am a spicy food wimp. I’m working my way up to normal levels of spiciness, but I find eating rice right after helps a lot to cut the burn. I discovered that trick when I was in Korea. My Indian friends tell me to eat yogurt when I eat with them, but I normally eat naan. (don’t like yogurt)
I also don’t hide when something is too spicy for me. The Koreans I’ve eaten with think it is funny (laugh with not at).
Learn the words for phrases you may need. I get the gochujang on the side for bimimbab and Not Spicy etc.