Literally I just found out today.
I was just scrolling Instagram, following all my friends’ stories as I do when I’m on break at work. Just catching up on how everyone else’s lives are going.
This girl — young lady — smiling happily with her NEW BOYFRIEND in fucking KOREA. SOUTH KOREA. Right now. She’s THERE.
Immediately I’m messaging her, “You got a KOREAN BOYFRIEND?!?!?!?!!?”
She replies, “Heehee!!! ^_^ Yes! We met in Australia!!!”
This gworrrrrrrrrrl~~~~~
I love her like an older sister.
She is Taiwanese Gen Z.
She is — an endearment to me.
She is a pioneer in my inner Taiwanese circle. Nobody else has ever had a Korean boyfriend. Nobody else has ever visited Korea with their Korean boyfriend.
Gen Z, so young, so optimistic. So FEARLESS.
I bow down. I pray for her blessings. I pray for her happiness.
He SEEMS like a good guy? (Glaring — who knows… for sure…) Protective older sister here… No, I’m just kidding. He really does seem lovely. (LOL!) Perhaps because he is also Gen Z? I don’t know. Their faces are full of happiness.
They don’t have the Millennial overthinking. They don’t have Boomer parents? Their parents are Gen X??? I don’t know!
I watched all her story clips, and she keeps uploading more. They are doing all the cute happy couple touristy things around Seoul.
I’m jelly. I’m envious. I’ve got FOMO.
This girl, I’m shaking my head and smiling for her. To me, she’s still a girl. She’s an innocent younger sister in my eyes. But here she is, my mentor.

