"At Last! The Relationship Stages And How To Manage Your Relationship With A Korean Woman!"

Has your Korean partner suddenly become more distant?
That's because you're going through relationship stages and experiencing your culture differences.
Sure at first they might be cute but if you don't know what to expect then your relationship will fall apart.
The 4 stages I'm talking about are:
• Bliss
• Reality
• Routine/Commitment
• Ending/New beginning
Once you understand these 4 relationship stages and the added difficulties then you can rest easy!

#1 of the Relationship Stages: Bliss

This is where you start a budding relationship with your new Korean partner.
All the emotions of excitement are kicking in and infatuation is doing its part. You feel good and are learning a lot about each other.
Thankfully in this stage (which can last a day or a few months) you don't have to worry.
The feelings of excitement have taken over her and your relationship has a chance to bud.

#2 of the Relationship Stages: Reality

This is the stage where one of the partners (or both at the same time) start realizing that they are in a relationship and that it's time to seriously assess whether or not it's worth pursuing.
Sadly this is the 'fight or flight' moment for her. A lot of Korean women simply enjoy "experimenting" with foreigners. Nothing wrong there unless you were expecting a long-term relationship (which was my situation.) ><
Her family and friends probably frown on her because she's with you. That's if she even told them!
For her to commit to a relationship with you is a big step! She's going against Korean culture and it's values (don't be different, obey your parents' wishes, etc…)
So accept and understand her plight and don't be surprised if she just disappears.

#3 of the Relationship Stages: Routine

When the relationship reaches the 'Routine' stage, you and her are comfortable with each other.
The challenge here is the language barrier and the cultural differences.
The language barrier becomes a problem when she wants to talk about deeper things with you (the way she would with a fluent Korean-speaker.) In other words - either she learns your native language or you learn Korean. ;-)
Some cultural differences will annoy you.
For example, she won't live in with you. She'll do that if you're both married. She also probably won't introduce you to her family or friends. These are just some examples of things that might annoy you.
It also depends on your living situation. How long will you both be near each other? Are you living in Korea? Will you stay there forever?
She will probably return there if she's overseas, or might not like the idea of living away from her family. Are you okay with that?

#4 of the Relationship Stages:
Farewell/New Beginning

This stage saddens most people: the end. One or both of the people leave the relationship (by choice or nature) or create new life together.
Are you okay with being part of her family? Are you ready to embrace Korean culture as well as your own?
It's great if you are. A married friend of mine loves his Korean family and doesn't mind doing favors (like paying for his 'uncle's' financial blunders.)
She might also not be okay with getting serious with a foreigner. You see, it might mean living in another country or having "mixed" children (who today are struggling in Korea's social structure.)
These are realities you both have to accept if you want to make it through all the relationship stages.

A New Beginning

On the other hand it might mean a new beginning
If you choose to marry a Korean woman you can expect her to be loyal.
You'll also be part of the family (which is an important value for Koreans.)
Most of my married friends are quite happy with their Korean wives - and you might be too!
I just hope you love Kimchi and rice! ;-)

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