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Watch: Inside the 30-hour dating retreat run by monks
Forget coffee or drinks, the latest dating trend in South Korea takes place somewhere very different, a Buddhist temple.
July 10, 2026Twelve men and 12 women enter a Buddhist temple - will the monks help them find love?
Dating can be hard in South Korea. A group of monks hope a 30-hour rural retreat can help.
July 10, 2026'He hid the a la carte menu': Who should pay on the first date
Some insist on splitting the bill, others say the asker should pay, while many still see a man paying as romantic.
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Twelve men and 12 women enter a Buddhist temple - will the monks help them find love?
Twelve men and 12 women enter a Buddhist temple - will the monks help them find love? A monk draped in burnt-orange robes faces a row of young men and women and tells them they're here on a mission t
Watch: Inside the 30-hour dating retreat run by monks
Forget coffee or drinks, the latest dating trend in South Korea takes place somewhere very different, a Buddhist temple. The BBC's Jake Kwon joined 12 singles on a weekend away at Donghwasa, a Buddhi
'I'd be put off if he asked to split it': Who should pay on a first date?
Few topics divide opinion quite like who should pay on a first date. Ask a group of friends and you'll likely get a dozen different answers. Some insist the bill should always be split equally, other