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Online matchmaking, a hope for millions of
unmarried Chinese
Wednesday January 02, 2013 07:42:19 PM,
IANS
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Beijing: Faced with
growing family pressure to get married, youngsters in China are
increasingly turning to matrimonial alliance websites in a bid to
find out a suitable life partner through online search.
Li Fei, 28, is one such person who daily logs on to the online
dating platform NetEase Huatian. Hoping to find his ideal life
partner, he chats with young women online, and sends online
messages to those he's interested in.
"I'm still looking for my true love. I get many messages once I
post something interesting on my profile. I realised it's not so
difficult to make friends online," says Li, an engineer from
Beijing.
With the development of matchmaking sites on the Internet, more
and more Chinese are turning to such websites since these enables
them to filter the requirements for their ideal partner, China
Daily reported.
"I have more choices online and feel more relaxed. Huatian is more
suitable for young people," said Zhang Xiaomo, 26, a magazine
editor from Beijing. "Compared with other sites, the services are
all free, and I don't feel like I am a merchandise for sale."
Like others, she often uploads her pictures, writes down her
feelings, and browses to see whether there are suitable young men.
She gets many online messages and chats with some of them. "Even
if some are not suitable as lovers, we can still be friends," she
says.
In December 2012, Nasdaq-listed Jiayuan.com Ltd published a report
about Marriage Values among Young Chinese together with the
National Population and Family Planning Commission.
It said there were 249 million unmarried Chinese above the age of
18, and men were more anxious than women to get into dating,
relationship and marriage.
According to Wan Qi, product manager of NetEase Huatian, the
criteria for most is not just about whether the potential mate has
the right jobs and properties, but also to observe similar
lifestyle and values.
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