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5 CITY CHINESE VALENTINE’S DAY SPEED DATING EVENT
Chinese Valentine’s Day is coming! Don’t want to be home alone watching TV and eating takeout? Dreading that call from your parents asking why you haven’t found someone yet? Settling into a new job or city and using that as an excuse to put off finding a relationship? Change all that. This Chinese Valentine’s Day, 2RedBeans is hosting speed dating events in 5 different cities across North America. Events will take place at the same time in the Bay Area, Seattle, Houston, Vancouver and Toronto.
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YOUR AGE SHOULDN’T BE THE DECIDING FACTOR FOR MARRIAGE
On June 6, Taiwanese model Lin Chi-ling announced her marriage with Japanese boy band member Akira, who is 7 years younger than her. For many years, people thought Chi-ling would eventually get back together with Jerry Yan, a member of the Taiwanese pop group F4. On a variety show that aired in Taiwan years ago, Lin couldn’t hold back her tears when she heard that Jerry wrote a book about their childhood and their close relationship.
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STILL SINGLE THIS YEAR? 520 MAKEOVER FOR SINGLES
On May 13, Mario Ho, son of casino tycoon Stanley Ho, proposed to his girlfriend of two years in a Shanghai mall owned by his mother. Just before 520, Mario reportedly booked three levels of Shanghai’s L’Avenue Mall decorating it with 9,999 roses in preparation for his proposal to Ming Xi, a Chinese model from the US. On May 15, Chinese swimmer Ning Zetao also posted a photo of a couple’s shadow, presumably making his relationship public.
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THE “MARRIAGE MATERIAL” FASHION TREND: WOULD YOU TRY IT?
News about Chinese celebrity Danfeng Zhang’s affair with his personal assistant Yingfeng Bi isn’t over yet. Now people are focusing on Bi’s “marriage material” fashion sense. The “marriage material” style was popularized by Xiaoting Ma, a blogger who teaches followers how to attract men and even how to distinguish their financial status through the type of lipstick they give women. This style is not without its controversies. Debates raged across China’s social media platforms about the style’s merits.
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HOW DID RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN OLDER WOMEN AND YOUNGER MEN TURN OUT?
Back in May 2017, a research paper published under China’s Institute of Sociology and the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences brought to light the change in marriage patterns among young adults in China’s modern society. Comparing the 1990s, 2000s, and 2010s, attitudes began to shift. According to the study, just 13.3% of marriages recorded in the 1990s involved a younger groom. 70% of marriages involved a younger bride. In the 2000s, there was a slight change.
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