Barbara TS#9

Again, we talked about his wedding plans because I asked how the luncheon had gone.  He laughed and said, “my mother saved my life.”  She took control of the meeting and carried the conversation.  Dojun said that they told his father not to say anything because he doesn’t always come up with the most appropriate comments.  And he asked his girlfriend not to mention money for a wedding at this first meeting of the families.  His brother was there and helped as well.  Dojun was very nervous about the meeting. That I could tell the nervousness was more about cost then the actual event itself.  Dojun is 39.  He and his girlfriend work at the same company and have known each other a long time. He told me that it was becoming customary in S. Korea for couples to marry later because they wanted to wait until they had good jobs and could afford it.  I commented that this custom must be worldwide because my daughter still hasn’t married and seems in no hurry.  We talked about the economy and some of the political reasons why people wait to marry.  This talk led us to a conversation about S. Korean’s economy and how Dojun feels that younger people are not being given opportunities to work and make money.  He hopes that Mr. Moon will fix this situation.