Ask Real Koreans Are international marriages becoming more common in Korea?
✅ Answered by a real Korean — A Korean local
Yeah, international marriages are definitely increasing in Korea.
There are a few different reasons behind it.
One is simply that Korea has become much more global. People travel, study, and work abroad more than before, so meeting partners from different countries is more common now.
Another side — which isn’t always talked about openly — is that some Korean men, especially older unmarried ones, actively look for foreign partners. It’s more common than people might expect. Because of that, there’s also been a lot more discussion inside Korea about marriage migrants and how society is changing around that. The government has also developed various policies and education programs for marriage migrants and their children.
That said, it’s not something specific to any one country’s couples. It’s part of a broader trend.
And honestly, it really depends on the individual case. In Korea people say “케바케” (kebake) — basically “case by case.”
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네, 국제결혼이 늘고 있어요. 여러 가지 이유가 있어요.
첫 번째는 한국이 글로벌해진 거고요. 두 번째는 한국 남성들 중에 노총각들이 외국인 여성들과 결혼하려는 목적을 가지고 찾는 경우가 의외로 많습니다.
그래서 한국 안에서도 결혼 이주민들에 대한 담론들이 많아지고 있어요. 한국 정부 차원에서도 결혼 이주민들과 자녀들을 위한 교육과 정책들을 많이 개발하고 있구요.
하지만 꼭 인도에 국한된 건 아닙니다. 전체적인 추세 중에 인도도 포함된 거죠.
그런데 중요한 건 케이스마다 달라요. 사람마다. 한국에서는 이런 걸 "케바케"(케이스 바이 케이스), "사바사"(사람 바이 사람)라고 합니다.
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