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[dereklee003]

I think i read a few comments a while back before I came here....but what is the general rule when it comes to dating a cute korean teacher at your school??

Does it depend on your school/bosses policy?

Or is it generally just a bad idea like dating a coworker anywhere...in case it goes bad....?

[schwa]

I think you answered your own question.

[Chet Wautlands]

Ask yourself what you really want in this situation. There are lots of girls in the world... why do you want to date on at your school? What is it about her that you like that other girls don't have? If you find that it just seems she'd be easy to approach, that's not a good reason. Relationships are tricky... why complicate it by dating someone who's part of your work circle?

[Xuanzang]

Just don`t. There`s already a lot of rumors if you spend any amount of time with the single, unmarried ones. Those ajummas are gossip empresses especially in elementary schools. If it goes south then you have to endure seeing her A LOT and possibly even interacting with her as a coteacher. There`s other ways and places to meet women in the Korean Sea.

[wylies99]

[D.D.]

Go take a dump in front of your house, walk in it and track it into your house. Don't clean it up so the smell reminds you how bad your job will stink when you have a over dramatic Korean angry at you at work.

Or do it and feel the pain so you know not to do it again.

[bluelake]

I married one... That was twenty-five years ago and we're still happily together.

With that said, it is generally not a good idea to date a co-worker. From personal experience, I can say there were gossips and jealous people--that never changes.

[Straphanger]

There's a famous story about a poster here that effectively got fired for same.

[cdninkorea]

I dated a co-worker at a school I worked at 2.5 years ago. We're still dating.

Proceed with caution, but remember that a lot of married people in Canada and the US met their spouse at work.

[bassexpander]

Stay good, flirty friends if you must, but DON'T date a co-worker.

Date after you leave.

[Pwillig]

Do it! If it goes bad, we get some great dave's posts. If it goes well, congrats!


K, generally it's a bad idea depending on how much longer you have at the school.

[Yu_Bum_suk]

I was almost dating my first PS CT (you know, when you're going out with a K-girl and a bit affectionate but you're not really sure if it's dating or not), but it became quite clear she wasn't getting on with the rest of my co-workers and quite frankly on a few issues she was in the wrong so I put a bit of distance between us. She got dumped 2-3 months into my job. There was another temp. English teacher - 29 and super cute - I really wanted to date but she didn't speak enough English to communicate. This week we just got a new, fresh out of uni, biology teacher who speaks more English than my previous cute English CT did, but she looks a hell of a lot more like a HS student than a teacher. But her mannerisms seemed a bit more mature than most 23-year-old Koreans, so who knows.

[oldfatfarang]

Confucius say: "Why in world would man want a loving relationship with woman who beats children for a living?"

[gregoriomills]

[DavePuff]

Go for it! It'll fill your life with plenty of adventure and you'll never have a dull day again in Korea, especially at work.



And spread nasty rumors about your co-workers too.

And the girl your dating... and how she asked YOU out.