adoption

i think that's just how they could be family without marriage, i also saw that it kinda same in china too

not only korea, many other countries has this practice. the couple become family in a sense. and it will stop people from talking when they start living together.

I've seen this happen in Japanese stories before too I think it makes sense to connect them in a legal way in case of emergency.

Yeah, in countries where gay marriage isn't legal. Some couples choose to go through adult adoption (where you legally adopt someone who isn't a minor)

This way they now can legally share a last name, if something happens and your partner goes to the hospital you are now legally family and are allowed in (bf/gf is often not good enough to make any medical decisions), you can even put them on your insurance! Basically, it's the only way to legally be family and have some of the legal things families can do even when your relationship isn't legally recognized/protected.


Fun Fact: there is (or was, I'm not super up to date about each country) some counties where they recognize gay marriage but don't let you do it. So couples go get married in a different county and then return(or don't) back home

But wouldn't it be wrong to have this kind of relationship while they are father and son on paper? Like thinking any government related stuff will write them as father and son idk it's my first time hearing it so i really got curious about it

ohh it makes sense thank you for explaining

Adult adoption it’s commonly use by same sex partners in countries that still not allow them to marry, like Korea, China, Japan and many others, this is not only a way to become family in an emotional way but also give them legal rights, like be able to make legal and medical decisions, inheritance rights and many others.