“The City of Son-in-Laws” Men have been coming to Jiaoshan in Hangzhou for decades seeking a son-in-law. However, as time progresses, the bar set by women for their son-in-law is becoming higher and higher. According to a local matchmaking agency, the man with a PhD from Peking University with an annual salary of more than 1.8 million yuan (about US$249,000) is not only handsome, but also an executive. He wanted to marry Xiaoshan as her son-in-law but was rejected by his mother-in-law because of his tattoos and his aim was to find a rich woman to sleep with, but in the end the matchmaking agency blocked him directly. done.
Shenzhen-Hong Kong Online reported that Mr. Li, a dating agency owner, revealed that since mothers-in-law in the Xiaoshan area generally have negative views on tattoos and believe they may represent bad habits or behavior , so he rejected it. The request of the doctor of Peking University based on this traditional concept.
This incident caused widespread concern and heated discussion in the society. Some people think that Saas’s viewpoint is too conservative and that tattoos should not be used as a criterion to judge a person; Others support the mother-in-law’s decision and believe that family harmony is as important as traditional inheritance concepts. Some netizens said, “Why do you marry someone with an annual salary of 1.8 million? You will be happy every day”, “There are a lot of rich people in Xiaoshan”, “Does this require marriage?”
New Weekly reported that some commentators said that the reason why Xiaoshan’s adopted son-in-law is so popular is that many girls in Xiaoshan, Hangzhou are only children and their families are rich. Her parents did not want her to get married, so they wanted to recruit a son-in-law. And boys feel that by becoming the son-in-law of every household in such a family, they will get relief from ten years of struggle in life. The demand for sons-in-law is very high because many men have a lot of pressure to get married and they need to prepare a car house and a high engagement gift, so son-in-laws are very popular among everyone.
As times are changing, the bar for son-in-law living at home has also become higher. According to Jiupai News, Li Jian, who runs a dating agency in Xiaoshan, remembers that more than ten years ago, a high school diploma could still qualify as a son-in-law. Currently, about 90% of female members looking for a spouse have a bachelor’s degree, and the educational threshold for husband-in-laws has also been raised to a college degree or above.
Currently, in the marriage market, conditions for brides-to-be married are generally better, and there are many foreign graduates with master’s degrees. The most popular jobs among men who want to marry are doctors, civil servants, and employees of public institutions.
Occupations such as model, lawyer, actor and sales are relatively unpopular. “Many people are beautiful but have no skills. They are just young people. We don’t want these vain people when we recruit sons-in-law.”
Girls looking for a son-in-law will prefer boys with a stable job. “The 996 guys don’t like them, even if they make a million or two a year. Most of them still like to have a steady job, with an annual salary of about 200,000, and two days off from 9 to 5. This is the most pleasant way.” “Employees of major Internet companies are not very popular among women. “When you’re 35, you’re an old man in a major Internet company. You will face a midlife crisis, and it is better not to go bald.”
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