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Leaving a Situationship — Why It’s Hard (Part 7)

23/08/202620/08/2026 by Kam Su Jin
A woman walks ahead on Eurwangni Beach, an Asian man following behind, both silent — leaving a situationship
This entry is part 7 of 12 in the series Why You Keep Almost Choosing This

Leaving a situationship is hard not because you’re confused — but because what you’d lose is real. Here’s why the exit keeps getting postponed.

Categories K-Saju General Tags situationship, modern relationships, leaving relationships, sunk cost Leave a comment

When It Rains in Korea — The People You Think About During Jangma Season (Part 3)

23/08/202620/08/2026 by Kam Su Jin
Minhwa-style illustration of a Korean woman by a rainy apartment window at night, knees pulled up, watching Seoul glow below — jangma season culture
This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series When It Rains in Korea: The Korean Rainy Season

The jangma season narrows the world to a smaller radius. Who it surfaces, what it asks of you, and why Korea doesn’t push you to act on any of it.

Categories K-Culture Tags Korean culture, Korean rainy season, jangma season, jangma Korea, K-Saju Leave a comment

When It Rains in Korea: What the Rainy Season Actually Feels Like (Part 2)

19/08/2026 by Kam Su Jin
Minhwa-style illustration of a woman at a Korean restaurant with pajeon and makgeolli, rainy Seoul street glowing behind her — korean rainy season culture
This entry is part 2 of 3 in the series When It Rains in Korea: The Korean Rainy Season

Pajeon, convenience stores, and the quiet permission jangma gives. What the Korean rainy season actually feels like from the inside.

Categories K-Culture Tags Korean culture, jangma, Korean rainy season, pajeon, makgeolli Leave a comment

When It Rains in Korea: The Rain Season Changes How People Move (Part 1)

19/08/202619/08/2026 by Kam Su Jin
Illustration of a wet Seoul hanok alley under gray light, umbrellas moving slowly — rain season in Korea changes how the city moves.
This entry is part 1 of 3 in the series When It Rains in Korea: The Korean Rainy Season

It starts with the sound before the sight. The rain season in Korea doesn’t just change the weather — it changes the pace, the routes, and how the city moves.

Categories K-Culture Tags rain season in korea, monsoon, jangma, Korean rainy season, seoul rain Leave a comment

Is a Situationship Bad? What You Get and What It Costs (Part 6)

18/08/2026 by Kam Su Jin
Illustration of a woman alone at an outdoor Yeonnam-dong table, drink in front — is a situationship bad, she wonders.
This entry is part 6 of 12 in the series Why You Keep Almost Choosing This

Is a situationship bad? If you’re still in it, you’re getting something real — the honest answer weighs what it gives against what it quietly costs.

Categories K-Saju General Tags situationship, dating, cost benefit, is a situationship bad, emotional cost, Relationships Leave a comment

Emotional Limbo: The Comfort of Almost (Part 5)

18/08/202618/08/2026 by Kam Su Jin
Illustration of a woman alone at a tearoom window, phone face-down, caught in the comfort of emotional limbo.
This entry is part 5 of 12 in the series Why You Keep Almost Choosing This

Emotional limbo isn’t only painful. The comfort of almost — a question that hasn’t closed yet — is real, sustaining, and harder to leave than it looks.

Categories K-Saju General Tags situationship, comfort of almost, emotional limbo, dating uncertainty Leave a comment

One Sided Situationship — Why One Person Always Wants More (Part 4)

17/08/2026 by Kam Su Jin
Illustration of a couple walking through a Seoul market, side by side but looking different ways — a one sided situationship.
This entry is part 4 of 12 in the series Why You Keep Almost Choosing This

It’s rarely equal. A one sided situationship starts unequal and stays that way — the one who wants less holds the power, and the one who wants more slowly shrinks.

Categories K-Saju General Tags emotional investment, one sided situationship, Relationships, situationship, dating, imbalance Leave a comment

Situationship Rules — The Ones Nobody Said Out Loud (Part 3)

17/08/2026 by Kam Su Jin
A couple sits at a café window table, coffee in hand, talking without quite saying anything — situationship rules
This entry is part 3 of 12 in the series Why You Keep Almost Choosing This

Situationship rules are never discussed — but both people follow them precisely. Here’s how unspoken agreements form, get enforced, and eventually break.

Categories K-Saju General Tags relationship patterns, situationship, modern relationships, unspoken rules Leave a comment

Signs of a Situationship — Why They Start Before You Notice (Part 2)

16/08/2026 by Kam Su Jin
Illustration of a couple walking through an Ikseon-dong alley, close but not quite together — the early signs of a situationship.
This entry is part 2 of 12 in the series Why You Keep Almost Choosing This

Nobody decides to start one — they just don’t decide not to. The early signs of a situationship show up before it has a name, in the choices no one quite makes.

Categories K-Saju General Tags commitment, Relationships, situationship, ambiguity, dating, modern dating Leave a comment

What a Situationship Actually Is (Part 1)

16/08/2026 by Kam Su Jin
A woman alone at a Seoul pojangmacha, holding soju, lost in thought — situationship meaning
This entry is part 1 of 12 in the series Why You Keep Almost Choosing This

Situationship meaning isn’t about confusion — it’s a structure built to stay undefined. Here’s what it actually is and why naming it matters.

Categories K-Saju General Tags modern relationships, relationship patterns, situationship, ambiguity Leave a comment
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