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Troll_Bait
Joined: 04 Jan 2006
Location: [T]eaching experience doesn't matter much. -Lee Young-chan (pictured)
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 Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 3:44 am Post subject: Pets (younger men) & Owners (older women) |
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http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2892954
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The new trend involves �pets,� young men without stable jobs and �owners,� older professional women with a steady income.
The potential pets post their background and basic information on Web sites and lonely women in need of someone to do household chores contact them.
The basic daily duties and responsibilities are rather simple. Pets wake 30 minutes prior to their owner and prepare breakfast.
Once the owner leaves for work, the pet must take care of basic chores around the house and then they get to enjoy some free time. Once the owner returns from work, the pet might accompany her to the movies or take a stroll around the neighborhood.
The contractual agreements that bind the roommates often include clauses that forbid the pet from entering the owner�s room and the need to request permission for outings. |
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idiotinkorea
Joined: 25 Jun 2008
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| Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 5:11 am Post subject: |
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what a GREAT idea!
please posts some links so that i can sign up.
멍멍멍멍....
i need to be "adopted". |
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valkerie
Joined: 02 Mar 2007
Location: Busan
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| Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 5:14 am Post subject: |
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This was quite common in Tokyo when I was living there. Had a male friend who did it  |
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BigBuds
Joined: 15 Sep 2005
Location: Changwon
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| Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 7:15 am Post subject: |
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| Awww. Isn't this a nice cute way to get yourself a live in gigolo without all the legal ramifications. |
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Kikomom
Joined: 24 Jun 2008
Location: them thar hills--Penna, USA--Zippy is my kid, the teacher in ROK. You can call me Kiko
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| Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 8:09 am Post subject: |
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| Ah but... can he cook? |
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Freakstar
Joined: 29 Jun 2007
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| Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 8:38 am Post subject: |
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I read the whole article. While I understand the growing trend of couples cohabitating before marriage, I don't understand the following trend:
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The new trend involves �pets,� young men without stable jobs and �owners,� older professional women with a steady income.
The potential pets post their background and basic information on Web sites and lonely women in need of someone to do household chores contact them.
The basic daily duties and responsibilities are rather simple. Pets wake 30 minutes prior to their owner and prepare breakfast.
Once the owner leaves for work, the pet must take care of basic chores around the house and then they get to enjoy some free time. Once the owner returns from work, the pet might accompany her to the movies or take a stroll around the neighborhood.
The contractual agreements that bind the roommates often include clauses that forbid the pet from entering the owner�s room and the need to request permission for outings.
The reasons for the growing interest in such agreements, even though they seem rather disadvantageous to men, vary. Such a question was put to 20 applicants who posted their personal information on Web sites that link roommates.
Some mentioned that they simply wanted to get away from their family and try living with the opposite sex. One said he wanted to find out what it felt like to obey and submit to a woman. Another potential pet had an economic motive as he said it simply paid better than most part-time jobs. |
Bizarre. Even if sex doesn't somehow become involved (yeah, right), it still sounds like a male escort for hire type of thing. Except in this case, he lives with you...and makes you bfast...and cleans your house. |
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bassexpander
Joined: 13 Sep 2007
Location: Someplace you'd rather be.
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| Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 3:01 pm Post subject: |
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When you've been coddled by mommy your whole life, this is what you end up being.
I have a feeling that some of these guys just can't get away from that type of relationship. |
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CeleryMan
Joined: 12 Apr 2007
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 3:56 pm Post subject: |
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| Coddled?!! *beep* you talkin' bout? It's about laying pipe all day eh' day! |
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Eedoryeong
Joined: 10 Dec 2007
Location: Jeju
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| Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 3:56 pm Post subject: |
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I don't know that it comes from being coddled by mommy. There's plenty of this back in the west, through organizations that help individuals (even couples) find live-in 'pets.' Contracts of ownership and all.
I think it's the people themselves not the parents who reared them.
I've just always assumed it was some bizarre fetish group, interesting it's made its way here.
I wonder if Korean plushie underground societies are next. |
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Stormy
Joined: 10 Jan 2008
Location: Here & there
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| Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 4:32 pm Post subject: |
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| If there's no sex involved then why not just get a maid? |
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