“ Create family differently “. This is the mantra of Eun Seo-ran, 43 years old, South Korean. In a book published in 2023, this essayist tells how she created her family by adopting her 38-year-old roommate and best friend, a story told in Al Jazeera and forwarded International mail.
A way to have a legal bond
At 38, Eo-rie became his adopted daughter, is only five years younger than Eun Seo-ran. The two women have been best friends and roommates for seven years. The latter adopted her former in May 2022. While Eun Seo-ran was hospitalized, she realized that she needed someone by her side. Not only personally but also legally. That you may have family members other than your biological parents, that this person may visit you in hospital as a family member and, if necessary, organize your funeral.
So adoption was the last resort to become a family with your best friend under South Korean law. In fact, this only recognizes biological ties as members of the same family. Same-sex marriage and cohabitation are not recognized and the traditional family remains the norm.
Single women are at risk
Because in South Korea gender stereotypes and the classic and heteronormative model of the nuclear family are still very rooted in society. However, things are slowly changing, with some individuals asking the state to extend the definition of family, for example to unmarried couples or friends who live together, and demanding rights and services accessible to conventional families.
And for good reason, Seo-ran has been asked many times daily about her love life and single status. She reports that her owner even attempted to break into her home. Like analytics International mail, in South Korea, single people often live with their parents, and young women who live alone are almost in danger, because they are considered vulnerable. As our colleagues always point out, single people are eleven times more likely to be victims of break-ins than men.
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