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Married life was the biggest trouble for Koreans last year. According to recent reports by phone counseling agency Loveaid Foundation, discussions about marriage accounted, perhaps unsurprisingly, for the largest portion (22.4 percent) of the 5,159 cases it handled. Troubles included the spouse¡¯s extramarital affair and incompatible personalities. Next came family problems like conflict with children and parents and callers¡¯ own extramarital affairs.
Sex-related problems like rape and sexual urges were the biggest trouble for men, accounting for 26.3 percent of all discussions. By contrast, only 2.2 percent of female help seekers talked about sex-related issues. By age, 64.4 percent of adolescents aged between 14 and 19 wanted to seek advice on sex-related problems. People in their 30s and older talked about marriage or family problems.
For professionals, white-collar workers and employees in the services industry, the biggest problem was extramarital affairs, emotional conflict with their lovers and lost love. Housewives, blue-collar workers and public officials suffered most from trouble with their spouses. Students agonized over sex-related problems. People in their 40s and housewives were the most frequent users of the phone counseling agency.
(englishnews@chosun.com )
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