Koreans have similar marriages arrangements to that of their Western counterparts, but has unique features of its own. For example, Korean brides do not adopt their groom’s surname as in many Western marriages The definition of marriage for Koreans is bond of a male and female, same-sex marriage is not legally-recognised in South Korea. Homosexuality is strongly criticized in mainstream Korean society, and many Koreans consider homosexuality to be a Western phenomenon. The government does not approve the marriage. According to my partner he was shocked to hear about gay people. In the past it was generally considered a taboo for a man and a woman to marry if they both have the same last name from the same ancestor. From this cultural influence, Korean Civil code regulated marriages within a clan in the past , considering it as a type of, but now the rule has changed and people with the same last name can marry each other. Like incent taboos who are prohibited to mate between people classified as relatives, they are also prohibited to marry immediate families .
According to my partner he thinks skinny girls are considered beautiful, girls with small eyes are also considered beautiful. He wants to marry someone who is like his mother, who stays at home and work for the family , he told me his partner should be Korean .people are not divided in clans and tribes so endogamy and exogamy are not considered at all. People are allowed to marry anyone. Polygamy (a man having so many wives ) is not practiced at all , monogamy is the common. Polyandry (woman having more than one husband) is not practiced at all. when it comes to choosing a mate the people who are getting married are responsible, they had arranged marriages where bride and groom does know each other before the wedding, but now almost all single people meet their matched partner prior to the marriage and have more say about the match than was previously allowed…when it comes to dowry Various exchanges that are so crucial to the Korean wedding. Those of household goods (Honsu); gifts of clothing and jewelry between the bride and groom (Yedan, Chedan and Paemul); gifts given to the significant kin of the groom (‘Yedan); gifts of cash from the groom’s kin to the bride (Cholgap), and from the bride’s family to the groom’s friends (Hamgap); and exchanges of food and wine between the two families (Sangsu) though not all practices are still common. Nuclear family is the only thing considered as family people .traditionally if a girl is married to a guy she has to work for guys family. As my partners explanation in past days the wife and mother in law never get along, but these days it is getting better .
