China's Leftover Men: Desperately Seeking Wives

He's 57 and has never been in a relationship. Now he's worried that his four nephews who live with him might end up alone - and desperate - just like him. How is China addressing its gender imbalance that has reached epic proportions?

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[NoChance-zlnb]

A saying in China now goes as” the families with new born sons were laughing 20 years ago but 20 years later they no longer feel like laughing.”

[fenrir]

They killed off the chickens and now they're wondering why there's no egg

[c.c]

So many single men without marriage prospects but still they shame and call women over 27 leftovers? It's messed up.

[fifervonpiper]

China is really great at making long-term problems for themselves.

[msoda]

The girls that at first they saw as useless and unwanted are now in demand and are in a position to call the shots.
I hope they learned a lesson that woman are just as important.

[nikkir]

"They wash their own clothes and cook their own dinner"
As they should... What's so shameful about being an independent, functional adult.

[catalinacaro]

the one family who stayed with a girl during one child policy: INVEST

[laurenl]

That's like slaughtering all your cattle and being sad there's no milk.

[shesdreamin]

I have my full on respect for those people in China who amidst all of this chaos still decided to give birth to daughters and decided to raise them instead of abandonning them

[ArtsLi_Studios]

Some families actually had multiple daughters and would hide them. My family did this, now they live happily in another country.

[marklagbao]

Homie handing out pictures of the girls like they’re Pokemon cards

[Squzemly]

“The problem is too many girls have degrees.” No. The small population of females in China decided to work hard after getting the short end of the stick for years. They have EVERY right to demand more from their potential partners.

[percycat]

Why would a girl want to marry and do housework for a farmer husband, when she can go to the city to work, earn her own money and possibly help her own family in the village?

[kierstynzdroid]

When you have an entire belief system based on the value of sons and who literally discard their daughters like trash or abort them, it does not shock me.

[TheCbrown]

China: We prefer sons
Also China: Why are there no girls for my perfect sons?!

[ehekatzin.belai-al-rumi]

"Without a wife to take on household chores, they buy their own luch from the streets, take turns to wash their clothing and cook their own dinner"
This is not a problem. This is literally the minimum required for a person to survive. They don't want a wife, they want a maid.

[nikikeophavone]

Question : Where are all the young Chinese women?
Answer: Adopted in other countries.

[trainerkai]

Well when you abandoned baby girls under bridges and leave them in orphanages, there's bound to be a shortage. So, it's kinda their own fault

[ll-corp]

That’s what they get for favouring sons over daughters

[EM-clcl]

'Too many girls have degrees'
...yeah because in the patriarchal society it is much harder for girls to find good employment so they need to study twice as hard to get the same chances.