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When family marriage expectations clash with your personal values

My mom keeps setting me up with Korean guys because she says I need to marry within our culture but I have never felt attracted to the rigid gender roles that come with that expectation.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Traditional cultural expectations around partnership can conflict with individual autonomy and evolving gender consciousness.

Ideas that help explain it
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