About Yeondam

Our name says it: a bond (緣) begins with a conversation (談).

A quiet room looking out over the sea and downtown Vancouver, a ceramic vase holding a branch of cherry blossom

Why has finding the right person
become so hard?

Marriage is one of life’s most important decisions. Yet the way we go about meeting someone is often far less careful than the decision deserves.

People meet through a passing introduction and, sometimes carried by the feeling of the moment, decide to marry before they truly know each other.

Two coffees on a terrace table overlooking Vancouver harbour in the early morning

In a new city,
even a simple introduction is hard to come by.

When you move to Vancouver and start over, the circle of people you might naturally meet grows smaller.

Back in Korea, introductions happened on their own — through family, relatives, school, work, and friends. Far from home, those channels are few.

And the more seriously you think about marriage, the harder it is to know whom to trust, or what background and values someone brings with them. Often there isn’t even anyone you feel comfortable asking for an introduction.

Downtown Vancouver and the sea at dusk, seen through cherry blossoms

We may all be Korean,
but no two stories are the same.

Vancouver’s Korean community is home to people of many generations and many experiences.

The first generation, who grew up in Korea and immigrated as adults,
the 1.5 generation, who grew up between two cultures,
and the second generation, born and raised in Canada.

There are people preparing for a new beginning through remarriage, and people who find love across borders of nationality and culture.

So being Korean is only the beginning. What matters is where someone has come from, and the life they hope to build.

Albums, a fountain pen, and a bouquet of white flowers on a desk by a window overlooking the sea

Behind a parent’s hopes
is a wish to carry family and culture forward.

Many Korean parents hope their children will marry someone Korean.

That hope is about more than a shared language.

It’s a wish for parents and children, spouses and grandchildren, to understand one another deeply as a family — and for the Korean language, culture, and family traditions to carry on naturally into the next generation.

Two chairs facing each other on a terrace overlooking the Vancouver sea at sunset

That’s why we started Yeondam.

Yeondam knows Vancouver’s Korean community from the inside.

We know that every generation and background is different — and that in a close-knit community, discretion matters.

So we never introduce on conditions alone. We take the time to understand where you come from, the life you hope for, and how you think about family — and we verify before we introduce.

Every good match begins with a conversation.

We listen to every story with sincerity and care.

There is no membership fee. Your first consultation is one hour, $100.00plus tax, and membership follows once the consultation and verification are complete.

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About Yeondam

Why has finding the right person become so hard?

In a new city, even a simple introduction is hard to come by.