[Q&A] How to know if a Korean guy likes you?

Having Korean boyfriend has given me a much better insight into Korean culture and customs. I know how to tell Korean age, I know why Korean chopsticks are made of metal, I know there is no such thing as “Sea of Japan”, How to tell if Korean guy likes you - East Sea vs Sea of JapanI know how to address Koreans of different age, I know to handle everything with both hands…

What I don’t know is how to read Korean men’s minds (a pity). I am a bit closer to it with Kimchi Man, but not much.

All the Korean men I have met have been very different and diverse. So has their attitude towards relationships. Some are going to tell you they love you even before they know the color of your eyes, others will not be vocal about their feelings even when they are ready to die for you.

For everyone who is wondering what is the secret to understanding a Korean man’s heart: There is none.

You don’t need to worry that they are sending some secret Korean signal which you are not picking up. Culture has a hard time influencing something as personal and fundamental as love.

How to know if Korean guy likes you - Oppa do you like me 오빠 나 좋아해?That being said, I completely understand what it is like falling in love and having no idea if object of your adoration feels the same way. I was there.  We all want to know for sure if we are happily in love or rushing towards heartbreak. That’s why I am going to do my best to help the two women who asked the questions bellow. I just want to make sure everyone understands I would be no more or less qualified to answer those questions even if I had never met a Korean guy in my life.

And if you know a Korean guy, a Korean guy you like, and you don’t know, if this Korean guy you like, likes you back – forget that he’s Korean.

That might just be the thing you need to truly see what he is trying to tell you.

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Anonymous asked:

I am in love with a Korean guy, we go to the same university and we met when we took the same class about a year ago. I am 19 and he is 21.

I always feel and act very shy, when I am around a person I really like. When there is no him, I am very funny, communicative and totally normal.

 I am not Korean (still Asian), and I don’t speak Korean.

The problem is that…He is not a shy one at all, at least he seems to be so. Sometimes when we meet at some university events, we talk, and he seems to like me as a girl, but we never text/chat after that. I mean, we talk only when we see each other. That’s why talking to him is a very rare occasion, because we meet rarely.

 The first time I saw him this year after a long period of time, was another university event, he sent an invitation to me on Facebook, which I don’t think was something special or anything, but I decided to go there still. On the day when he sent the invitation, our eyes met at a cafe, when I was walking past him, but I was with my girl friend and he was with a girl friend as well, so I thought: ”Alright, I haven’t seen you for ages, why say Hi then, you probably don’t even remember me”. He didn’t wave hi to me either. So yeah, then BOOM I got that invitation, and I decided to go. Cause I thought that accidental meeting had something to do with the invitation.

When I just got there, he came up first saying ”Ooh, it’s been a long time” and hugged me, which was a bit weird, because we are not that close friends at all, till that time, we probably had a talk for a couple of times, not more. I mean, I’m not that kind of friend of his, who he could miss. We were never close at all. But I think at the moment when he hugged me, I clearly understood that I liked him a lot. I knew I liked him before, but I thought it was not serious.

I met him the second time about a couple days ago at a university event as well. There were very few people there, but he took the time to come up to me and talk and I tried to act as normal and funny as I could, but I was burning inside and shaking and all that… in the end he said that he’d like to attend an event of mine (I’m the president of a student group) so I promised to send him an invitation.

Everything seems to be okay, but I don’t understand, why he is so passive, if he likes me. Does it mean, that he doesn’t like me as a girl, but just being friendly? He never sends me messages or anything like that… I am hesitating to message him, cause I’m afraid I would never get a reply…and I think that a guy must make the first moves. And if he doesn’t, then it means he’s not interested, in my opinion. I would understand, if he was a shy one, but… as i said before he’s not. He’s very friendly and communication is not a problem for him.

And the second problem is that I don’t know for sure if he has a girlfriend or not. However, the Facebook status says Single otherwise, the last thing I would want to do is ruin a relationship…

Also, I thought about the problem, that I am not Korean, and I thought about the possibility, that he is not interested in me as a girl, because I’m not Korean.

Also, I think it’s worth mentioning that he’s kind of Americanized Korean. He has been living in the USA for about 5 years I believe. But he almost always hangs out with Korean friends.

anyways..please heeeeeeelp

               I don’t think that the guy has to make the first move. Why would he? Maybe he is shy when it comes to asking girls out, maybe he is passive, maybe he sees you only as a friend, maybe he already has a girlfriend… You could go all day long guessing “maybes” if you don’t do something about it.

Even if he sees you just as a friend, making the first move might make him see you in a different light.

It’s never easy being rejected but Facebook and text messaging have certainly made it a lot easier than it used to be. You don’t need to pour your heart out to him, just ask him: “Do you want to go out for a coffee/movie/walk”. If he says yes, there is a very good chance he likes you as a girl :)

I have no idea if he has a girlfriend or if he is a national chauvinist. Since he is human, both are possible.  Koreans I know have no problem dating someone who is not Korean, and in my case not even Asian. Many questions we got on this site are from Asian non-Korean women who are dating a Korean man, so obviously not all Koreans have a problem with it.

And why wouldn’t you want to ruin his relationship? You are 19, and 21! It’s not like he is married with children and you are tearing apart a family. If you asking him out is enough to ruin his relationship then that relationship deserves to be ruined. I was in a relationship when I met Kimchi Man and I am much happier now. On the other hand, no matter who come to my doorstep now, no one can take me away from Kimchi Man.

You should know that if I didn’t make the first move, Kimchi Man would never dare do it himself (maybe not never but my guess is it would take him 10 years or so ^^). And he was very interested in me. If you keep thinking a girl shouldn’t make the first move, another one will come along who thinks differently and snatch this guy right under your nose.

Ching asked:

Hi…

I’m half Chinese half Filipino girl but my family and I moved to Phil for good when I was still young.. I am now 22 years old, and I met this Korean guy last year almost 9 months ago.. well, I just really feel so alone about this so I hope you can help me out.. here’s my story..

 9 months ago July 2011 to be exact I applied in a Korean school in our city, I was accepted and first week in school I had only 2 students and one of the two was the guy I fell in love with. At that time I was 21 and he’s 25 I think. At first I dont really feel anything for him, just the teacher-student relationship. I also noticed he was this shy type of guy, first 2 weeks with him he barely talked. But after about 4 weeks we just got close and I dunno how it happened. But after that he started teasing me everytime we see each other in the hallway, he’s calling me vampire and i’m calling him werewolf. A lot of teasing and all. And then one time during class he asked me who I like then I told him I like Lee Seung Gi [korean actor] then he repeated that question again and I answered him same answer I gave him before then after than he start acting like his heart is in pain [physically] at first I dunno what does that action means but my friend told me he might be hurt that it wasnt him that I like and so he started acting that in a joke way so it wont be obvious.. then he also asked if I do have a boyfriend that time and I said no and he told me that I must get a boyfriend, and I also mentioned to him that I have a curfew around 7pm and he told me that my boyfriend might want to be with me more than my curfew time.. what does that mean??

 and sometimes he’ll notice what I’m wearing like last time when I was wearing a coat and I just passed by him he really asked me isnt your coat thick? dont u feel hot? and one time when I had a new student and he’s kinda good looking and almost same age with me, he started asking questions like, So are you happy that the good looking new student is in your class?… who’s better me or him? – those kind of questions and I dunno why he’s asking me like that..

 and one of my friend in that school was also his tutor.. so whenever he’ll have class with that friend of mine he would usually asked her to call me and let me go inside their room while they’re having class and it happened many times, i was just there listening to their conversation and whenever I decided to move out the room he would usually stop me and say Vampire where are you going? just stay here.

 or sometimes when we meet each other in the hallway he would blocked my way and wont let me pass and he’d tell me Touch me first before I let you pass.. and you know this kind of actions he’s showing me made me fell for him I think.. fell harder that I dont even know how to get out of this situation..

 and during his birthday I gave him a not Happy Birthday Werewolf! and he took a picture of it and upload it in his fb..

 he also challenged me one time to play snake and ladder with him and he told me if he wins I wont give him assignments for 1 week and if i win he wont complain even if I give him assignments everyday.. its the first time that I have ever played that game and it was with him, so I treasure it a lot (:

 what do you think his actions mean?? does it mean something? does he like me?

 ah, a day after his birthday he informed all his tutors that he will be absent for the whole day because last night he got drunk and hangover the next morning.. so I was expecting that he’ll also be absent in my class but I was surprised when he entered my room that day.. so I asked him Why are u here? I thought you’d be absent the whole day and he said I was thinking that if I wont come here you’ll be alone here. I was so touched when he told me that but ofcourse I act as if its nothing… and then 1 week after that he was removed in my class and so I started to feel like I was left hanging, a lot of questions are running into my head.. my friends were telling me that he must be afraid that he’d fall for me and so on…

 what I did was I tried to talk to him again, initiate the conversation first but I can feel this change like it’s not the way it was back before.. we dont talk that much anymore unlike before when he was still in my class.. we passed by each other in the hallway without even saying hi.. I asked him he doesnt talked to me anymore, he said He was shy. I tried everything to gain back the friendship we once had the closeness we once had… but I think I falied or maybe I didnt try harder? I was asking myself What should I do? but later on I just stopped trying to talk to him just trying to accept that maybe it wasnt meant to be.. September that year we stopped talking, offcially. February this year he went back to korea without talking to me. He had my number. This march a friend of mine who is also his friend told me that he has a kakaotalk so why not try to add him. So I added him and again I have to initiate the talking.. we talked and he told me he misses me but overjoyed about his message i wasnt able to reply to him right away and then he sent me a message again saying he was just kidding with the ‘haha’ … what does that mean???! I hate him but still I believe he meant it when he told me he misses me.. what do u think? Now, I decided to just stop talking to him stop initiating just to talk to him cause its always me who texts first maybe he really doesnt care at all so why would I waste my time with him…

 please help me what to do is my decision right?

 I badly need your opinion guys.. I hope you can help me out with this..

 sorry I think I wrote too long, its just that if i skipped a few lines u might not be able to get my situation.. kinda a long story (:

 he’s still single until now and he told me before that he once had a girlfriend 4 years ago…

 hoping to get a reply from you soon ^^ thanks ~

I employed help from Kimchi Man on this one. He says guy obviously liked you before but something changed. You can’t know what changed and to obsess about it would just be wasting your time. Since he is in Korea and your interactions are just one-way, you made a good decision.

Your friends are trying to protect your feelings when they say he is just afraid he will fall in love with you. Unless there is some specific obstacle you know – like policy in your school that students and teachers can’t be in a relationship (although now that he’s not in school that argument became moot) –  why would he be afraid of liking you?

Stick to your decision and don’t waste your time on this Korean guy. Maybe he will come around and contact you, but chances are very slim.

-Oegukeen

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324 responses to “[Q&A] How to know if a Korean guy likes you?”

  1. lily Avatar
    lily

    personally I think you’re cousing too much trouble for yourself….wait a moment and think: do you like him?really? If the answer is “Yes!” than go and tell him. I know it seems childish and super straightforward, but you have to do it. you can’t let him go like this. He seems to like you for real, and you can’t always thnk about: “yes he likes me, no he doesn’t like me, maybe….”. You had a really hard time to understand him, but I think he feels the same so you don’t have to “overthink” about what you have to do….Just follow what you’re feeling and all will be ok!!It’s better to say and maybe get hurt than don’t say anything and stay with doubts!!^^ Don’t you agree?I was really touched when I read your story so, please, give it a happy ending!!!!!>< you have to do it for yourself!!

    1. Astrid Avatar
      Astrid

      Hello Lily,

      Good day. Thanks so much for your response. =) He now answered my message over facebook. He said that he is okay and for me not to worry. He said that he’ll see me in our class.

      I told him that he can barrow my mobile phone because I have a spare one so he can have a local phone here, it’s quite difficult for us because he can’t call me and send me messages on my mobile. I told him that I’ll just meet with him tomorrow at school.

      Last friday night, I asked for a sign from God, I told him that if he answers my message within this weekend, then it is a go. Whole day yesterday, I got nothing from him but today was better.

      I now have to take up the courage to ask him about how he really feels about me, because i know and i am sure that i like him and i am starting to fall for him…

      I am hoping and praying that this week will be better than last week.

      Thanks so much Lily. Your response gave me a better perspective of what’s going on with us. =)

      Have a lovely and blessed week!

  2. Astrid Avatar
    Astrid

    Hello, good evening. I have been searching over the net on whom to ask about this sort of thing. =) good to know you’re here. thanks so much!

    I have this Korean classmate in school (he’s an exchange student), at first it was his friend that I usually have conversation with because he is better in english, but there was this day that we get to spend more hours talking with each other and he always makes me laugh because even though his english level is not that fine, we always seem to understand each other well.

    At first, I asked him if he wants some Korean ice cream and he said yes, so I told him that we’ll buy one from the school cafeteria and we did. I felt that at that moment, he was enjoying my company and he gave me his mobile number. We meet again the day after that class and we had lunch together with my friends, which turned out really good because my friends like him and he liked my friends too.

    The weekend comes and we exchanged calls and text messages (he translates my messages in Korean so he can better understand it), then we spend time again monday afternoon taking photos, i have class ’til late afternoon that day and all along i thought we won’t be seeing each other as he is going and I still have class, some few minutes later, he called me and told me that he is at the library and will wait for me there. We had dinner that night and when we parted ways, i told him to call me when he gets home and he did, i also called him that i was home and he said that it’s a good thing that i am.

    Tuesday, we meet again. I remember telling him monday on our dinner that if he gets a good passing grade on his exams, we will watch a movie. So that day, he asked me: “would you like to watch movie now?” and i said yes. he told me that he did well with his exam. That day, i feel a little sick and when i get home, i become very sick and i called him to let him know that i won’t be attending my classes wednesday. he called past 11pm that night but i wasn’t able to answer his call as i was sleeping already and called him morning the next day, he told me that he too did not come to school because he feels sick too.

    that wednesday afternoon, he called me and told me that he will be meeting with his korean friends that night but will be back early because we have classes thursday. he said he will attend our classes and that he’ll see me there.

    come thursday, he wasn’t able to attend class and according to his korean friends in school, they went out wednesday night. after our class, i called him and he said he is very sorry that he was not able to come and see me during our class because he feels really tired and woke up late. He told me that he’ll see friday after my class.

    come friday, i called him at around 11am and he said that he’ll see me at 1pm and I said okay and that we’ll have lunch together. but before 1pm, he called me and tried explaining to me that there was an urgent meeting for the korean students in our university and that he was required to attend, however, because his english is not that well, he even asked his tutor to talked with me and explain why the meeting as sudden and all that. i told her tutor that it’s okay and that we can meet some other day. the tutor told me that he is very worried because he promised me that we’ll go out for a lunch that day… i talked with him again and told him that it’s okay, but he said: “no, it’s not okay.”

    since i remember i also have a student council meeting that day, i told him that i’ll wait for him until 4pm and that he must attend his meeting. after our school responsibilities (the meetings) we met.

    when we were on our way to the universities’ gate, we saw one of his friends and asked us if we are going on a date, i don’t know why i immediately answered “No.” together with him… his korean friend just smiled and said, okay have fun on your date.

    when we were on our way to having that late lunch, he remembered he forgot his mobile phone at school (which i am sure he won’t get it back because some other people may have gotten it), i told him, let’s go back in school, but he said: “no, don’t follow me.”

    when i heard that, i felt hurt… maybe it’s because of how i have interpreted the words he said and maybe i was tired and hungry from a long day at school. after some few minutes, i tried calling his local mobile phone which he uses here in our country and it was already turned off (me, assuming that the phone he left was his korean-line phone, thought that maybe, he just don’t want to go out with me that day anymore…) so i left… also, when he answered “No!” to his friend’s question if we’re going on a date, i felt sad… I would have to say that i strongly feel something special for him, that even though i answered “No!” too, i didn’t really mean it…

    after realizing that i might have done something wrong, i decided to go back in school and look for him. I tried calling him on his mobile (as still, that time i thought the mobile he lost is his korean-line phone) but i can;t reach him… i remember the name of his dormitory and i tried looking for that place which i know is near our university. it was raining hard that night and i was all rain-soaked when i reached his place.

    when I have gotten pass in the reception area and now waiting for the lift, the elevator doors open and he got out of it… he was surprised to see me and i was too… i didn’t expect for him to come out of the elevator… feeling all tired and worried about him, i suddenly talked very fast in english and he tried explaining himself too, that he came back for me but i wasn’t there and waited 30minutes for me but i didn’t come back. he said that he don’t know how to contact me because he doesn’t have my mobile number because his local-mobile phone was lost… he said he is very sorry (sorry, sorry, sorry) and i said that he got me worried, i tried looking for him too…

    i know he is having a difficult time explaining himself that moment and i felt so lost too, realizing that i feel a bit stupid for storming into his dormitory because i was so worried and all that. so i started to turn away and suddenly he said to me the word: “Saranghae…”

    i was caught in the heat of the moment’s arguement and i wasn’t able to react. so when i just told him i am going home and turn my back on him…

    Now, my question is (although for some it may seem that i am so very stupid…), do you think he really love me? but why did he answered “No!” when asked if he is going on a date with me? =( i know and i am positive that he doesn’t have a girlfriend because i know it from his korean friends which i am also good friends with when he introduced me to them.

    since he doesn’t have a local-mobile phone, i send him a message over facebook and emailed him, he still hasn’t answered back since the last time we talked when i went to look for him and when he told me he loves me…

    i know that we will be out this weekend with his friends because he told me this too last monday (i feel like he is telling me where he will be going, who are with him, and what time he’ll go home…

    I am really quite lost right now… He is really very nice towards me and he laughs at my jokes all the time and i laugh at his too. i know our cultural differences in really far, but lately we have been appreciating our different cultural background which makes it more comfortable to spend time together…

    it’s just that when he answered “No” to his friends’ question, it really made me think if he really loves me… is this a korean culture-thing?

    I know i have written a novel-sort-of comment, but i you can help me, i would very much appreciate it…

    Thank you so much. have a lovely and blessed weekend.

    1. lily Avatar
      lily

      personally I think you’re cousing too much trouble for yourself….wait a moment and think: do you like him?really? If the answer is “Yes!” than go and tell him. I know it seems childish and super straightforward, but you have to do it. you can’t let him go like this. He seems to like you for real, and you can’t always thnk about: “yes he likes me, no he doesn’t like me, maybe….”. You had a really hard time to understand him, but I think he feels the same so you don’t have to “overthink” about what you have to do….Just follow what you’re feeling and all will be ok!!It’s better to say and maybe get hurt than don’t say anything and stay with doubts!!^^ Don’t you agree?I was really touched when I read your story so, please, give it a happy ending!!!!!>< you have to do it for yourself!!

    2. oegukeen Avatar

      Hello, welcome to our blog.
      lily gave you good advice.
      I would also like to add that you seem to be putting too much pressure on this guy.

      When he said no to you following him to look for his phone he might have just been trying to save you from the trouble of going all the way back. But you can’t expect him to be able to express himself that well with his level of english.

      For example, Kimchi Man once told me: “I have nothing to say to you.” instead of “I don’t know what to say.” To him those two sentences have same meaning but to native speaker one is offensive while another is not.

      You said no to being on the date as well, so why are you holding that against him? Why have different standards?

      And it seems like you must have hurt his feeling by leaving when he told you he loves you. Whether he meant it or not.

      I am sure the language barrier can be defeated and I wish the best to both of you.

      1. Astrid Avatar
        Astrid

        Hello Ms. Oegukeen,

        Thank you so much for all our advice. I also thought that I might have hurt him so I told him on my message that I am very sorry and that I was just really worried about him.

        Also, about the “No!” to being on a date, I guess it was just a defense mechanism, which i know is really wrong. I will just take some courage to ask him, without putting too much pressure on his part…

        Maybe, I am just a bit scared to lose him and because of this, i always make the wrong actions and saying words that may hurt him.

        I really like him, i really do. =)

        Thank you so much again. =)

        1. oegukeen Avatar

          Hello Ms. Astrid,

          It’s not easy seeing clearly what is the best thing to do when you are in the middle of the situation. It’s easier when you are looking at it from the sidelines. That’s why we have each other to give advice. :) Good luck!

          1. Astrid Avatar
            Astrid

            Hello,

            It’s Astrid again. I remembered posting here last year. I remembered asking something about what to do. I’m very thankful for the immediate response from both Lily and Oegukeen. Thank you very much.

            ^_^

            I just wanted to share the rest of the story.

            He went back in Korea last year, late August. As weeks past after the message I posted here, everything was okay with the two of us. Well, we actually started to argue about some things about how he find some of my actions toward things a bit irritating and how he hates it when I don’t listen to him. A lot of things happened in a span of short time but I will always cherish the times we spent together. ^_^

            After some series of laughter, arguments, movies, lunch, dinner, walks, conversations, sharing plans and dreams, I finally find the courage to tell him how I feel.

            However, he told me that “he liked me very so, so… and that he was going back in Korea in a few days time…” I know he was very sad when he talked with me. We weren’t even able to say goodbye to each other. Things were sadly before he left…

            He told me that I will always be a part of his life and that he would always be thankful to have known me. He is very thankful for the time and days I have spent with him…

            He even met my family and have lunch in our place. We even spend time with my nieces out on a coffee or dinner. He said that our family culture was a lot different, but he never said he is opposed to what values I have grown into. He is even happy to have met my mom. ^_^ I remember his friends’ reaction when he said he will come into my house on a weekend to meet my family. That time I wasn’t aware about how most Koreans only ask someone to meet their family and that would mean “marriage.”

            I remember him telling me that, what he doesn’t like about me is that I most of the time would not listen to what he has to say and after some arguments about it, I started to appreciate things he tell me and learned from him.

            I once asked him if he calls his mom regularly to check on her, because I said he is away from home and if I were him, I’d call home every day. I said that I would like for me to take care of my parents when they get old. But he said, he is the youngest in their family and that they just let him do what he wants and that his hyung is to take care of their parents. But we never argued about this, maybe we both understood. ^_^

            There are so many things we have shared… He even told me that I should just go in Korea to work there after I graduate. But I told him that I already have a job here and that I am not only on part time because I went back to school to get my second degree (he knows this from the start that we knew each other). I told him that maybe, if it’s for vacation then I would come and visit him there. He explained to me about how many good opportunities I’ll have if I decided to stay in Korea. But I never answered him because I still haven’t decided yet, I also have important things to consider…

            Things were really great and we were happy even if we get to argue about some things we don’t get along with. But we always managed to compromise…

            It’s been months and we still have communication though. But for the first few months, I have decided it best if I lay low and not communicate with him… Early December last year, I received this message from him “I’m walking down the street you want to go. You are walking down the street on your way…”

            I know there are that he is very happy to talk with me and that he misses me. But when he found out about how I feel for him, he told me that he liked me very so… so… and that he is going back in Korea in a few days time…

            I never asked him about what he meant with his message, maybe because I don’t want to know and maybe, get my heart broken again…

            But amongst all these, I am still very happy to have known him. I still feel love for him, maybe time would help me move on and forget. Maybe God would give us both a chance someday to see each other again and to clarify things more.

            I hope this story would help. ^_^

            Thanks so much to both Lily and Oegukeen.

            ^_^

          2. oegukeen Avatar
            oegukeen

            Thank you for writing back and letting us know. We always wonder what happened to people we gave advice to.

            Concerning meeting parents, Kimchi Man met my parents on the next day after he met me. ^^ And his parents have been asking to meet me right away as well, because they were curious who this foreign girl is. :)

            We hope you get what you want, and your story finishes with a happy end.

  3. seruel Avatar
    seruel

    Hi, I can’t help but feel for the girls in this blog. I know this is crazy idea but I would definitely agree that Korean guys are so hard to read. Okay,I am a Filipina and I have a Korean friend who is my language exchange partner.We just recently meet and he seems nice and funny. He wants to learn English and would love to talk to me because he said he likes my voice. The funny thing is he always teach me Korean and he said it’s okay because he is always happy just by talking to me. He even offered to help me find a job in Korea if I want to. He evens calls me nuna because I told him I am 3 yrs older than him but lately, he stopped calling me nuna. I recorded most of our online classes so that I can remember them but recently, he seems very sweet and nice to me. Yes, I am addicted to Korean movies and dramas but no thoughts of having a Korean partner. My aunt actually married a Korean but she went a hell of adjustment with her in-laws so I shrug the idea.^^ I don’t know why but I am beginning to like him, Last time we chat online, he asked me if I have a Kakaotalk account so that we can contact always, I said I can sign up on it and then we began exchanging messages almost everyday. He sent me his pictures out of the blue in Kakaotalk- which is strange. In our recent class, he sang a song for me and he gave me a copy of the file. He said that the song was weird but later on he said that I should listen to it because it is a great song and he said it is a proposal song. The song was Crush by Sandeul of B14A…When I check the lyrics it was really a proposal to someone he secretly likes. I don’t know if I should make a big deal out of it but I think I am starting to fall for him. Btw, his bestfriend has a Filipina girlfriend and he has a lot of Filipino friends too. Should I make a big deal out of everything? Should I confront him? or just wait? But I learned from this blog and from Korean movies and dramas that girls should be aggressive in expressing their love to Korean men,,Should I be aggressive too? So confused!!>< or I should wait for more signs that he likes me before making some drastic moves? Ottohke?

    1. oegukeen Avatar

      Haha, I don’t know if you should really be agressive, I just think there is nothing wrong with a woman making the first move.

      Korean people are all different and just because your aunt had bad experience with her in-laws doesn’t mean you will too.

      You need to decide if the risk of showing your emotions and making yourself vunerable is worth what you might gain if he feels the same way as you do.

      1. seruel Avatar
        seruel

        Ahhh..Now,he is soo unpredictable!! T_T He sent me a “Hi babe” message on Kakao Talk and the next day, he pretends nothing happens, The next day he sent me a “I was missing you” and I don’t have any idea what it meant but I sent him a ” I miss you too” reply..I just go with the flow these days.I am enjoying his sweet messages though but I think he just too friendly. I admire your relationship with Kimchi Man and thank you for being so prompt in replying.^^ I just wish you both the best and I will just drop by again if anything happens between me and this Korean guy..Anyeong^^

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    Anonymous

    Hi…

    I’m a Filipino girl I also fell in love with a Korean boy name Avhen. He doesn’t talk too much but he’s kind and funny. I’m only posting this because I sometimes caught him looking at me even when I look around he doesn’t look back even though theres nothing written on the white board. On dismissal Time he doesn’t make eye contact on me I know he’s shy too. He always Talk to his Korean friends and he speaks little english.

    1. oegukeen Avatar

      Did you want to ask something?

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        Anonymous

        Yes. Oh I spelled his name wrong! It’s actually Evan. Ok I want to ask if those glancing and stuff means he likes me or not? I mean he always act silence around me.

        1. oegukeen Avatar

          Only Evan knows that. :)

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        Anonymous

        Excuse me?

        1. oegukeen Avatar

          Only Evan can know if his glances mean he likes you. :)

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        Anonymous

        Hey I can’t talk to him because he can’t understand english! Pfft! Dude he’s very tricky you!

        1. oegukeen Avatar

          Then you have to learn his language I guess. :)

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      Anonymous

      I mean you know very tricky!

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      Anonymous

      But dude! I can’t learn three languages! It’s gonna blow up my mind! But alright! I’ll try.

      1. oegukeen Avatar

        Why three languages?

        I just really doubt you can have a meaningful relationship with someone you can’t communicate with.

  5. Online Avatar
    Online

    Hi! I was reading everyone’s stories and I have one questions. I have been good friends with this korean guy for 3+ years now. when i 1st met him online. I didn’t know much about him. but as the years progressed I got to know him more and more. and eventually i started to tell him a bit of my life as well. we started to chat a lot and would plan when to met up and chat the next day. People online started to think of as a “couple” but then I was in denial of whether i liked him or not. So him and I would deny and say we’re good friends. he even said to them “why can’t a girl and boy just be considered good friends?”. My friends in real have notice that I am truly falling for him. We are only 2 years apart. And Just 2 weeks ago he left to join the korean army. He told me in advance but i couldn’t believe it. Ever day during those 3+ years we had grown our friendship and that now he was going to leave for 2 years. I spent the 2nd last week reflecting on this. To the point were my friends kept saying “You seriously can’t keep hiding this..” And it sort of made sense because I enjoy chatting with him. he makes me laugh ..he gives advice from a different angle than others that i talk to..Never say a picture of him..but i never cared … I’m indian tho. So I always felt like culture wise it won’t work. And the surprising thing was and I’m grateful that we both in live in same area just different city. Only a 2 hour distance by bus. We share a lot of our pain and our dreams for the future. we talk about our friends and how when we meet he would introduce me to his friends.And vise verso that I would do the Same. We would talk how we would want to meet up and eat together and go to places. And 5 days before his departure I told him that I liked him very much and that I would miss him and his crazy yet loving personality..He didn’t re reject but he told me he could not reply because of all this family issues that he told me and how he needs to make up his mind. And that during the army training it would help him. I was glad that he didn’t reject me nor ignore me and made things awkward. But after that i spent every moment with him and he made every time with me chatting away even when he was with his friends he made time to chat. He told me if i ever missed him that I should watch all the videos that he sent to make me laugh. Listen to I’ll be back because he said he would be back and told me to re-read our convos. We had shared our e-mails long ago during the 3+ years and said I can always e-mail away like we use to and twitter away. This friendship/love has deep roots in me. Because he was always there at the end of the day telling me his jokes and funny random stories. Now that he is gone.i can’t seem to stop thinking about him. He sent me a picture of himself on the last day and I sent a picture of myself later. I was amazed at how he looked he was so different from his personality it made me laugh but I still loved him. But now I don’t know if I should wait for him or not? I don’t know if he even truly loves or thinks of me as a great friend. He told me to call him Oppa because I lied to him and I told him that because u mdae me worry and cry that he would have to buy lunch for me when we meet up In October. But it seems like we won’t meet up at all in October…..I don’t know if I should wait or move on. But I’m afraid to leave him. Because what if he does like and returns back? what if I lose the most perfect guy? Because I know I love him for who he is long before i knew how he looked. I told him since asked if i would change the way I am to him just because of how he looks. I told never. Never even cared to know ho he looked. I just kept yearning to see him in person. And Now Im yearning to chat with him again. I want to see him in person and do the things we planned to do in the 1st place. what Do I do? He said he will return in 2 years…But in 2 years I don’t want to change and move on. Im afraid lost and confused. I want to stay by his side because when he comes back people may forget about him and he might have a hard time adjusting back. Please help. everyday I keep thinking about it and he told me not to worry about him because he would worry if I do. I don’t want to be weak and fall apart. but i feel like I will if i don’t see .. everyone keeps saying its up to you its up to you! But I can’t It drives me up the wall…please help

    1. oegukeen Avatar

      Unless you want to join Korean army, you shouldn’t make these kinds of decisions now. :)

      It seems like you both like each other, but even serious relationships crack under the pressure of being away for 2 years in the army. Kimchi Man told me that many times he saw soldiers break down and cry after they get a call from their girlfriend that it is over. Very few couples survive until the end.

      It is understandable that you want to do something now to make the pain go away, but that is not really possible. Whether you are going to get together after he finishes his army service will depend on how you feel two years from now, not how you feel today.

      1. Online Avatar
        Online

        Its just that he told me to wait for him. Does it seem like it that we like each other? xD I haven’t gotten a reply yet. the only reply he gave to me was to wait for him.because he has been going through a lot.and he had told me all his problems …and yet i fear that I might loose a great guy like him. if his answer is yes….but I relax and somehow bear with the pain right now. Still I fear and worry for him. because I totally fell for him.

        1. oegukeen Avatar

          Yes, it seems that you like each other. But isn’t starting a relationship with someone who just left to serve the army for 2 years kind of pointless.

      2. Online Avatar
        Online

        I never wanted to start a relationship with while he is in the army. I just said it because i didn’t want to keep it anymore. you are saying its pointless to wait 2 years (or even care for him) and to forget about him? I don’t find him pointless and a waste my time right. I want to be there for him when he comes back and finally has his answers to all his problems. whether I’m his good friend or girlfriend. 2 years seems pointless to everyone but right now to me its giving me time to prepare. So No. It’s not pointless to me. But anything can happen in 2 years. But I will not forget about him or leave him. It is not like he is going to live in korea for the rest of his life. If that was the case then there is obviously no point because of the huge distance. And we actually never really did say anything officially with our friends.

      3. oegukeen Avatar

        I never said it is pointless to wait for him. I said it is pointless to start a relationship while he is in the army.

        I have been, and still am, in a relationship with Kimchi Man for 2 years while being almost 10,000 km apart. And he IS going to live in Korea for the rest of his life. So I know what it is like having a guy worth waiting for.

        Your guy must be having difficult time adjusting to new life in the army. He will appreciate that he has someone outside who supports him. :)

    2. Online Avatar
      Online

      Ah I see. Aww that’s so cute. And ahahaaha waiting for 2 years is kind of long but as long as he is coming back and not staying in Korea .. I’m totally fine. We never actually made it official (boyfriend/girlfriend) relationship before he went to the army. And yes he most likely is having a little bit of a hard time adjusting.. :) Thank you for helping getting through my thoughts ..I am now more clear in what I am going to do. ^^

  6. sharmen Avatar
    sharmen

    Hello,

    I am a Moroccan girl and I am 24. I used to go to college in the States and I used to date an American. When I first went out with my boyfriend, he brought a bunch of his friends; one of them was Korean. I really wasn’t so into my bf at that time as he was kinda childish and I am not attracted to this type of guys. So, when he introduced me to his friends, I liked his Korean friend, but I acted normally and I hung out with my bf. When we went to the mall, the Korean offered an ice cream and I found it too cute.. Even my bf didn’t make any attempt to buy me one. Then, he initiated a talk and he was so friendly. Afterwards, I added him on facebook and we stayed friends, but we’ve never met again. I broke up with his friend and I returned to my country, the Korean returned to Korea as well, and every 6 months or so, he’d say hi on facebook and ask about my life.
    Oneday, I posted that I would really love to visit either Turkey, Spain or Korea and he recommended his country. I had a couple of friends who love Korea and I realised that I do still have feelings for the guy, but it was just difficult to be with him in the past. So, I told him that I’m coming to Korea, he was quite happy and excited, and then I planned the trip (btw, I’m going in a week time for 10 days). :)
    We started exchanging e-mails from time to time, most of the time it was me who starts the conversation. Besides, he’s not a facebook person. So, he doesn’t bother signing in a lot. He was kind enough to plan the trip and to sacrifice his time to be with me during my stay in Korea. From time to time, he’d be like you should be grateful to your parents cause you’re pretty, he finds me interesting, I guess but he keeps calling me friend. He also asked me many questions about my relationship with his friend and if I still talk to him, and oneday when I said that his friend says hi, he thanked me for conveying the message but he quickly changed the topic.
    He would always tell me how excited he is to see me and how many places he would like to take me too, he even implicitely invited me to accompany him to Japan during his trip, but it wasn’t too obvious though.
    During my stay in Korea, he will spend the day with me and leave at night except for a trip to Busan, as it’s far from his place. The thing is I wonder if he’s just being friendly to an old friend (although we were not even friends), we met only once and exchanged messages once every year or 6 months. Btw, it’s been 3 years that we haven’t physically met, or if he has any interest in me.
    I hope you can help me with that, and if you have any questions please do ask me.
    Thank you in advance.

    1. oegukeen Avatar

      Your acquaintanceship makes it seem possible that a romantic relationship will grow out of it. Will it really happen or not, I really can’t tell.

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