{"id":5989,"date":"2020-08-31T10:00:27","date_gmt":"2020-08-31T09:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.jomec.co.uk\/life360\/?p=5989"},"modified":"2020-09-08T04:27:36","modified_gmt":"2020-09-08T03:27:36","slug":"for-many-chinese-men-no-house-means-no-marriage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/life360\/for-many-chinese-men-no-house-means-no-marriage\/","title":{"rendered":"For Many Chinese Men, No House Means No Marriage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In China, owning a home is a prerequisite before a man can marry. It is expensive to buy a home in China\u2019s big cities, so why are Chinese men put under such heavy pressure?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Before Yufei Liang visited the home of his girlfriend’s parents, he wore nicer shoes, a crisp and classic shirt to make himself look sharp, and he practised several times in front of a mirror what he would say.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was a crucial moment in his life and he didn’t want to mess up. Fortunately, they had a good impression of him. Laying out a table overflowing with local spicy food and taking him to visit a famous park was their way of showing their acceptance of him and their hospitality. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My wife\u2019s parents hope that she can find a husband who owns properties and has a stable job, they believe these aspects will guarantee her a better and settled life.<\/p>Yufei liang<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

However, they still informed Yufei that it would be better if he bought a home when he got married. “My wife’s parents lived in a town where everyone’s daughter and their children would buy homes when they got married. So that was the reason they placed constant pressure on younger generations to act in this manner”, said Yufei Liang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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