“So… You were avoiding me?” he asked

“No. Just really busy. You wouldn't believe me.”

“No, it's okay.”

“But you know what they say...”

“What?”

“That when it's destined, the two people will meet again.” why am I smiling?

“I don't believe in those things.”

“Why?”

“Well, if two people like each other, why do they need to wait for something so stupid as destiny? You make your own destiny. If you like me, you will find me. If I like you, I will find you. As I found you today.”

“Ehmm. Well, I am not big romantic either. I won't argue about that. But how did you find me?”

“Well, I asked about you and found out your name, faculty, and your field of study. Then I looked up your schedule and… It's sounds scary, right?”

“Yeah… really scary.”

“So what's my name?”

“Dahyun.” he smiled.

“What?! That's not my name.” I started laughing uncontrollably. “ You must at this so much. Who did you ask?”

“Some guy in the school campus. He saw us together so I asked him who you are and he said Kim Dahyun. And there is only one Kim Dahyun in the whole school so it was easy to find...”

“Yeah. That's the reason why we didn't meet for more than a week. But. Yeah. Let's not believe in destiny.”

“Then what's your name?” he asked desperately.

“Yerim. Kim Yerim.”

“Wow. You really told me.”

“Well, you wanted to meet me 9 more times and I won't give you my number. So you will need it.”

“Oh… I knew I shouldn't be excited about it. Yerim.” again, he was smiling like a little child.

“So it's time to give you my first reason.”

“But make it short. I have to work on a project.”

“The first reason, why you need a man is because you can lean on him.”

“What? You can do better.”

“No, it's important. I thought about it a lot and I want it to be a reason number one.”

“Why? I can lean on my friend too. I don't need a man for it.”

“I mean, lean on him. Have an endless assurance, that he will be always there for you. That he will find you wherever you are, whenever you ask for it.”

“And this guy doesn't believe in destiny.”

“Destiny has nothing to do with it.”

“So by all this, you mean marriage?”

“Yes and no. Technically, it can be marriage, but in this age, people don't have to get married to live their whole life together and make a big family. And it can apply to parents too.”

“Yeah. I agree with that. And what about lesbian marriages?”

“Well, I am giving you 10 reasons why you need a man and you already said you don't think about women in that sense.”

“Oh… I think I finally understood what you are doing.” I finished drinking my c