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[abright1dea]

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[wishfullthinkng]

going overseas and living short term in a new place with a so/bf/gf is an awful awful idea. enjoy a new place without being tethered to someone or something.

[Dodge7]

You'd have a better chance if you were married, but once your boyfriend gets a look at these thin beautiful Korean girls he may be staying out a little later each night he goes out "with the guys" if you know what I mean. Good luck with that.

[thebektionary]

I am PMing you. I have experience in this but would rather not post it publicly because people harass when talking about personal situations.

[JustinC]

It is true some schools are wary about hiring couples, and it's policy to try not to. The problem is not just a couple falling out with each other, it's also one of them falling out with the school.

You can tell recruiters that you're a couple seeking placements, as long as they get their fee from the school they don't give two hoots what your relationship is, and leave it up to them to find you a couple position in one school or two separate positions near each other. Say if you'd prefer to have different apartments close by - couples who don't want two apartments are an extra headache for recruiters to consider, saying you just want to live in the same area is much easier to fill.

Also you should say if you don't mind being placed outside of a major city; as a couple you're much less likely to get lonely and more likely to get jobs at good schools if you're in a small town.

*This is just IMHO*
Yes there are less places for westerners to shop/eat/drink out in the boonies but it's cheaper, cleaner, the people are nicer, there's less traffic. You can buy lots of things online if you want western food to cook at home. Really anywhere is a few hours from a major city to go visit and play in at the weekends. E.g. Seoul is nice to visit but I wouldn't wanna live there.
/IMHO

I've known several other teacher couples and it's a little more complicated when sorting out EFL jobs for two, and it ain't all sweetness and light. Just like back at home, really.[/i]

[nero]

We came over together and taught in the boonies (public school, different schools) and lived in different apartments about a 100 metres away from each other. In a way it is good, as you have someone to vent to/discuss work situations/go our socialising with.
We now live together in our own place in Seoul. So it worked for us.

*edit* We said we were 'friends' but it was pretty obvious what was going on. No-one cared, but I got plenty of intrusive questions about my 'love friend.'

As an aside -- I wouldn't want to go back to the boonies to live. Ever.
But some (as above) really enjoy it. You can meet a good group of people, I found it rather depressing to be honest. Koreans are a little insular and not really 'out there' with their thinking and ideas, so I much prefer the diversty of people in Seoul.

[abright1dea]

[s.tickbeat]

Hey OP~~~!

I came here with my lover in 2010, and we had a blast. You can totally find jobs in the same city, especially if it's more of a medium-sized city. Try Masan, Changwon, Jinju, etc. They're all small enough that even if you're on opposite ends of the city it's still just a busride away.

And, don't let the others get you down. Come out here, with your lover, and have the best time with it that you can. Whatever happens, happens. Having your s/o there as emotional support will really make the difference, for both of you.

[thebektionary]

I know I already sent you a message, but I just wanted to say that don't think you can't get jobs in Seoul or Gyeonggi-do together. February is when all the jobs will open up and it will be quite easy to get jobs close to one another like I suggested in my PM. My ex and I did that. Like I said, we live 15-25 minutes away from each other depending on taxi, bus, or subway and we still live in Seoul (well, Bucheon-Seoul border and Gwangmyeong-Seoul border).

There are many public school jobs in Bucheon through Korvia and GMSC. If they don't cut the budget, you could probably both request that and be pretty successful.

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[thebektionary]

You're better off going for the end of February or the end of September. I just went through a lot of headaches trying to get this girl a job for December. All recruiters were like "we barely have anything until February". It's possible, but probably not as likely ya'll would find something close to one another in Seoul. I don't know much about the situation in Busan because I've never lived there or looked for jobs there.

[PatrickGHBusan]

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