‘I feel like I’m yours, but I’m not yours’: Three accounts to interpret an idiosyncratic form of dating and romantic relationship among young female college students in South Korea
Published online on December 02, 2025
Abstract
Current Sociology, Ahead of Print.
This article examines how young female college students interpret their practice ofsseom– a stage that precedes a committed romantic relationship – which remains indefinite and idiosyncratic for themselves and others. I analyze 40 in-depth interviews ...
This article examines how young female college students interpret their practice ofsseom– a stage that precedes a committed romantic relationship – which remains indefinite and idiosyncratic for themselves and others. I analyze 40 in-depth interviews ...