World in Progress: Renting a fake partner in China
Steffen Wurzel / Samantha Early. April 20, 2016
You've probably heard of marriage markets in China where parents stroll around to find a suitable partner for their offspring. According to society, women should be married by 25. Anything above that age is considered weird or a leftover. Now there's at least a temporary solution of sorts: just rent a partner to present to your parents.