Chinese man marries woman 3 days after blind date video call, regrets 9 days later

A Chinese man whose dating of a woman consisted of a five-minute video call before marrying her within three days regretted what he had done just nine days later. The 32-year-old man, surnamed Gu, who is from the eastern province of Zhejiang and is a single child, blamed parental pressure for his rash decision. He spent 200 yuan (US$30) to register with a local matchmaking centre, which introduced him to three local women. They were not interested in him. The matchmaker suggested women from...

By Fran Lu