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Post by galacticchick on Jan 12, 2004 13:06:48 GMT -5
I don't know what the timeline in Korea is for dating, getting engaged and getting married, but I can't imagine it is too different from the U.S.
Technically, haven't Hye-ran and Hyun-ku been going out for less than six months? And the mean grandma already wants to marry them? If I were Hye-ran, I'd have my running shoes on!
I know that their supposed to have fallen in love "at first sight" and all that rosy stuff, but come on. This is probably why the divorce rate is so high. People get married and they don't even know each other.
It seems to me that the only objections Hye-ran is putting to getting married with HK is MJ and her mom, not even taking into consideration that she's only known this guy for a couple of weeks.
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Post by Elbs on Jan 14, 2004 7:12:02 GMT -5
I was thinking the same thing, but maybe it's actually a lot longer than we all think since each episode encompasses more than one day, sometimes several days.
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Post by galacticchick on Jan 14, 2004 9:21:16 GMT -5
Yeah, I know what you mean about Korean dramas moving along a lot faster but I think that in this case it can't be more than a year that has passed.
It's probably also why although Hye-ran would jump at the chance of marrying HK if her circumstances permitted, she is kind of reluctant since they haven't known each other too long. According to her he "still has a lot to learn".
Or at least that's the way I understand it.
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Post by TheBo on Jan 14, 2004 16:41:36 GMT -5
Well, there is the fact that grandma is pushing him to marry before she 'dies' (like she'd give anyone the satisfaction). And she also seems to believe he's in some horrible situation at the house, with that wicked stepmother putting obstacles in his way at every step snark snark. I thought Mal-bong's comments at table about him having to move in with his inlaws were hilarious. She's such a spoiled, cruel, pretty baby.
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Post by Soju on Jan 14, 2004 20:16:22 GMT -5
I thought Mal-bong's comments at table about him having to move in with his inlaws were hilarious. She's such a spoiled, cruel, pretty baby. Yes, but this sort of character always comes around in the end, like Dong-kuk's mother in 'Tender Hearts', or Min-ki's mother in 'To Be with You'. |
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Post by TheBoUnlogged on Jan 15, 2004 11:35:47 GMT -5
Yes, but this sort of character always comes around in the end, like Dong-kuk's mother in 'Tender Hearts', or Min-ki's mother in 'To Be with You'. I know. It's not that I don't like her. She's wonderful. She's just so naughty. Bo |
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Post by Knov1 on Jan 15, 2004 12:31:04 GMT -5
The thing I found funny about their engagement is that Hyun-kyu basically kept pestering Hye-ran into saying yes and then he tells her 'Now I can wait. I won't pressure you into doing anything'. I mean, how can he say he's not going to pressure her into anything after he just pressured her into getting engaged?  |
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Post by Lucy on Jan 15, 2004 16:16:26 GMT -5
"I mean, how can he say he's not going to pressure her into anything after he just pressured her into getting engaged?"
And also, once grandma learns that HK has given her the ring, how likely is it that she's going to allow a Western-style long engagement? I just read that it's usually a month or so between the engagement and the wedding in Korea.
But of course, grandma has a big surprise in store (as do they all) regarding Hye-ran's family history. . . .
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