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Shanghai single ladies crazy about Valentine's Day
www.chinanews.cn 2006-02-16 16:49:11
Chinanews, Shanghai, Feb. 13 (By Chen Jing, Yuan Fang) - Worried about
having a lonely Valentine's Day, Miss M, a young woman who works at the
administrative division of a company located in Shanghai's Puxi Area,
hastened to post an advertisement on a dating website to find a
boyfriend. Her advertisement was quite simple and did not include
detailed requirements. All details would be talked about in QQ (the most
popular instant communication tool in China). Soon after the
advertisement was posted, Miss M was busy talking with more than 30 men
who wanted to befriend her. Although Miss M had not decided who she would
be with on a romantic Valentine's Day, she believed that internet
matchmaking would bring her Mr. Right.
Miss M is not alone. At present, nearly 300 single women like Miss M have
posted advertisements on the internet to find a lover for this
Valentine's Day. These ads generated active responses and provoked
numerous replies, the editor of the dating site cried "ladies are also
crazy about Valentine's Day!"
Although the media have reported that males go online to hire temporary
girlfriends for Valentine's Day and even make a detailed contract for
that purpose, it is more eye-catching for a female to join this campaign
and post an ad to find a boyfriend.
Why have these women, who appear to others as introverted and reserved
and hesitant to express their feelings, have become so crazy about
Valentine's Day?
Population census statistics show that single males and females in
Beijing and Shanghai have exceeded one million. There are more males than
females in the total population but the number of single women is not
small. Compared with males, marriage is more important than career for
females in the eyes of society. "Three high" (high educational level,
high-ranking positions and high income) single females have particularly
drawn wide attention.
The above-mentioned females who posted ads on the internet to find
boyfriends to spend Valentine's Day are mainly white collars aged between
20 and 30.
Owing to their jobs, they are confined to their offices and have few
chances to meet people of the opposite sex. As a result, their social
circles are small. Moreover, these females are well educated and have
known some successful persons through their work, and they themselves
have certain accomplishments. Their own high qualifications and their
worldly requirements of a spouse narrow their potential choices to a
small minority of males.
On the other hand, as "Economics of Everyday Life" overflows, people have
started to consciously think about the economics of love. There is little
space for people to choose from a limited number of potential lovers. In
particular, dating, watching movies and shopping cost a lot of energy and
money, but the results were often disappointing. In pursuit of their own
careers and independence, females, who hold up half the sky, naturally
choose to spend their time and vigor on work with higher yields and lower
risks.
Characteristic feminine restraint and shyness are also a reason that
cannot be neglected. But these characteristics are not confined only to
Chinese people and females. Harlequin love report 2006 that was released
by Canadian media before this Valentine's Day shows that Canadians are
overly shy in love and not brave enough to express their love to persons
they admire. As a result, nearly three fourths of single Canadians lack
courage to voice their love.
The three barriers that prevent females from finding their Mr. Rights,
namely small social circle, overly high cost and shyness, do not exist in
online matchmaking. Owing to abundant information and confidentiality,
online matchmaking has become popular with people with high educational
level. A survey indicates that couples who tie the knot via the internet
are on the rise year by year. Online matchmaking will probably become the
most popular way in the future.
When such a nice matchmaker is available, one can see why single women go
crazy right before Valentine's Day?
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