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Things to Know About Opposite-Sex Friendships in Korea
wo groups exist in Korea.
- ???? Those who believe girls and guys can be friends.
- ???? Those who believe girls and guys cannot be friends.
In Korea, there has been a hot debate on whether girls and guys can be friends or not, and what things you can do and cannot do with your male/female friend if you have a lover. For example, would you let your lover go to the movies with his female (her male) friend? ????
This is how Koreans call their male/female friends.
????♂️ Male human friend = A male friend
남자 male 사람 human 친구 friend = 남사친 (pronounced nam-sa-chin) = A male friend
????♀️ Female human friend = A female friend
여자 female 사람 human 친구 friend = 여사친 (pronounced yeo-sa-chin) = A female friend
Those who believe there’s male/female friendship don’t really care about what their lover do with other friends.
But those who believe there’s no such thing as male/female friendship usually cut out their own relationship with opposite-sex friends and also want their lover to have minimum relationship with their opposite-sex friends.
They believe in this interesting theory :
There’s no such thing as opposite-sex friendship. At least one of them has a crush on the other.
And if both of them have a crush on each other, their “love” is usually blindfolded with a concept of “friendship” and their relationship will quickly get romantic as soon as one of them takes courage to express his/her feelings.
How Intimate Can You Get With Opposite-Sex Friends?
It really depends on whether a person has a lover or not.
If you’re single, there’s no need to worry about how intimate you can get with your opposite-sex friends. But if you’re taken, your partner might worry or pay attention to your opposite-sex friendships. (Or you might care about your partners’ friendships.????)
There was a poll about “To what extent are you okay with your lover to be intimate with opposite-sex friends?”
- Opposite-sex friends can’t do anything together 29.6%
- Eating together 23.7%
- Going on a trip with other friends 10.2%
- Going to a cafe together 9.5%
- Having a drink together 9.4%
- Going to the movies together 6.1%
- Going on a trip together 4.4%
(reference: Quicksurvey)
This explains that some don’t even like opposite-sex friends simply being “friends.” Things like hugging, crossing arms, holding hands, texting everyday with your opposite-sex friends might cause trouble in your romantic relationship.
But of course, there are many good opposite-sex friendships too!
???? Discussion for Today’s Topic :
Do you think men and women can be friends?
Feel free to share your opinion with us. ????
