Love, Marriage, and China’s Demographic Crisis
Parents everywhere want the best for their children.
The best schools, the best jobs, and — ultimately — the best mates.
Choosing a partner may be the single most important decision we make in life, since for most people, marriage and family are the foundation of happiness.
But finding a compatible match becomes ever more difficult as societies become more developed and more complex.
In traditional societies, children (both male and female, but especially female) had little choice about who to marry.
One of the great accomplishments of the Communist era in China was the elimination of arranged marriages and the liberation of women.
But that doesn’t mean that people today marry only for love.
Matchmaking is making a comeback, especially among China’s middle…