Park Chorong, 27 years old.

When I was a child, nothing excited me more than waiting patiently for Christmas to come, but now there is nothing I hate more. Don't take me wrong, I'm catholic, and it is a very important date.

But at my age, in this country, my parents, uncles, grandparents and all the neighbors who go home every year for Christmas Eve's dinner, they all love to ask about my boyfriend, if I'm planning my wedding and even how many children I want to have. 

And those questions are repeated at the New Year's party as well.

Don't they realize it's the 21st century? I don’t need a husband, I have my own money and there is still time. It's not like my life expectancy is only 40 years and time will be pressing, right?

But as a good daughter, with manners, a privileged education and a good Korean citizen that I am, I must respect my elders. What I will not stand are my disgusting cousins, ​​who spend most of the time repeating the issue and wearing their rings and exhibing their model husbands, when we all know that these are only appearances.

Anyway, I will focus 100% on my work, it's the only thing that interests me right now.

My plan is to be single, achieve a promotion and go to London, easy as that.

People in Europe aren’t worried about their age and the urge to get married, is something I have always admired. That way I can prove to the world that you don’t need to be married to be happy.

It was December 1st and my best friend and secretary, Naeun, brought a delicious hot coffee latte and some bread to my office when I was just arriving.

We work together in ApinkSweet —which adds drama to my life since every year we must plan special events for these dates, our star products were sweets with which people showed "love".

Let me say it. That word is hateful.

I guess Naeun's reason for showing up so early here has to do with softening my mood shift. It's well known across the office that, in December, I am the very same "grinch".

"Good morning, unnie. You look alluring today, have I ever told you how much that color suits you?" There she was.

Flattering could go well with others, but I know her since she was just a baby, I'm practically immune.

"Good morning to you too and thank you, but since you were 16 you said that pink was your most hated color, Miss rainbow-should-be-black." I said without lifting my eyes from the screen while I the computer.

"That doesn't mean it doesn’t look good on other people tho. But, before you check your e-mails, eat this" she offered me some of the bread.

"Just leave it there, I'll eat later." She insisted putting the bread in my mouth and even sat on my legs preventing me from seeing the screen. "What's with you this time Naeun-ah?! I know perfectly well that we'll receive the green light for that stupid Christmas event again."

"This year there's something more... just let me remove these sharp objects out of the way. There you go." She moved away the pen and some papers.