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cypher
Joined: 08 Nov 2003
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 Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 4:55 pm Post subject: Any lifers who are not married to Koreans? |
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| My curiosity has been piqued by another thread that actually has little to do with this one (and yes, I know this has probably been asked before). How many of you have been here 5 years or more but are not married, and never have been, to a Korean? I haven't been here that long yet but I could certainly see it happening. Even if there were any suitable candidates, marriage seems like such a commitment to the place. |
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pet lover
Joined: 02 Jan 2004
Location: not in Seoul
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| Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 4:59 pm Post subject: |
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| I've been here since 1997 minus one year. But, I'm not a lifer. I never married a Korean and that is probably why I'm not a lifer. Married to a foreigner? Not yet........... |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 6:10 pm Post subject: Re: Any lifers who are not married to Koreans? |
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I've been here around 5 years now...
Does that make me a lifer...not sure...
I got married 3 years ago.
I am NOT married to a Korean.
She is not a westerner either. |
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the_beaver
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 6:20 pm Post subject: |
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| Over 10 years in Korea and over 8 years with the same girlfriend, but I've evaded the marriage farce. |
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lawyertood
Joined: 17 Jan 2003
Location: Seoul, Incheon and the World--working undercover for the MOJ
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| Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 8:19 pm Post subject: |
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| Coming up on the 10 year mark and still unattached. |
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tzechuk
Joined: 20 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 9:04 pm Post subject: |
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| the_beaver wrote: |
| Over 10 years in Korea and over 8 years with the same girlfriend, but I've evaded the marriage farce. |
I still can't believe you are as old as you say, beaver - you looked super young to me and my husband when we saw you!!! |
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pet lover
Joined: 02 Jan 2004
Location: not in Seoul
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| Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 9:10 pm Post subject: |
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| how old does he claim? He looks maybe 22. (based on teh photos he's posted) |
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the_beaver
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 9:14 pm Post subject: |
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| tzechuk wrote: |
| I still can't believe you are as old as you say, beaver - you looked super young to me and my husband when we saw you!!! |
Thanks, but it must have been under poor lighting when we met.
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| how old does he claim? He looks maybe 22. (based on teh photos he's posted) |
Claim? I'm 35 going on to a crotchety 87. |
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pet lover
Joined: 02 Jan 2004
Location: not in Seoul
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| Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 9:54 pm Post subject: |
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I do not believe you. There is no way that you are older than I am! Now I really feel like a hag!  IF that is true, that you must have looked 11 when you were 22. |
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Greekfreak
Joined: 25 May 2003
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| Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 10:54 pm Post subject: |
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| Getting married to a foreigner next month; we met five years ago in Korea and are still together. A very exclusive club, methinks. |
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the_beaver
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 11:44 pm Post subject: |
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| I do not believe you. There is no way that you are older than I am! Now I really feel like a hag! IF that is true, that you must have looked 11 when you were 22. |
I still got carded when I went home in '99 when I was 28. Don't think it would happen now, but I've always looked younger than my age.
I owe it all to not drinking, not smoking, stuffing myself on chocolate, drinking coffee to excess, avoiding vegetables and other growth, eating as much meat as I can stuff into myself, working like a dog during the semester, playing like a dog during my vacations, untold hours in front of a keyboard, a slovenly lifestyle in which I wipe up spills with my socks, laughing a whole lot, and really, just damn good DNA (my sister was getting carded up to and around her fortieth birthday).
But trust me, should we meet in real life you'll notice the laugh lines and brow furrows. |
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cypher
Joined: 08 Nov 2003
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| Posted: Wed May 31, 2006 3:35 am Post subject: |
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So it's not a club of one. 5 years just seems like the mark-if you're here that long, you'll probably be here a good portion of your working life, least. Though maybe not. Maybe it's just because I'm older, 5 years is a big chunk of my life these days.
Though I may never make it to the 5 year mark since I quit my job today and don't know if I'll be back, but that's a topic for another post. |
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crazylemongirl
Joined: 23 Mar 2003
Location: almost there...
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| Posted: Wed May 31, 2006 3:37 am Post subject: |
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| I'm on to my 4th year and not married to a korean. Dated some, but just wasn't my deal. |
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