Korean "Kevin"

So unlike basically every other guy I've written about thus far, I don't have anything negative to say about "Kevin". He was actually a really smart, witty, fun guy who I got along really well with. His first email was all the reasons I should write him back, and I'll admit I concurred with all of them. Kevin is a great guy.

Well, I guess there was one catch:I was taller than Kevin. And I mean he was quite a bit smaller than me. Not that he was a little person or anything (yes, I have received winks from little people), but at 5'3, I am not usually very picky. I only tell you this, by the way, to explain why this didn't work out. It was, however a memorable date. And it wasn't just because he brought me to a restaurant with Jenga and beer in mason jars, Kevin had an interesting SITUATION growing up.

Kevin is a "Blasian" (making me a "Whasian"!) whos mom is black and dad is Korean. This was already a pretty interesting mix but it only got better when Kevin explained that he grew up thinking he was half black and half Native American...

That's right.

You see, Kevin was adopted, however instead of explaining this to him, his parents led him to believe that he inherited his mocha skin and exotic eyes from his Native American adopted father. (Same for one of his sisters- who was also Black and Korean but from a different family. His other sister turned out to be biological from his adopted parents) It wasn't until his mom and dad filed for divorce and his mother asked for his help sorting through paperwork that he found his original birth certificate and adoption papers. Kevin was 16!!!

Kevin sees the humor in it now, he even told me about how silly he felt for making projects as a kid explaining his Native American heritage. Maybe my parents have been lying to ME all these years which is why those Gosselin kids all look so much more Asian than I do!

Kevin and I still keep in touch but I really hope he finds his match some time soon :-)