Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Why such the hurry?

I have been wondering recently if Chinese men have a biological clock I'm not aware of? I recently spent some time with a Chinese girl who is looking for a suitable husband/sugar Daddy. She has found one suitable man but now that's it time to commit she's unsure. The main reason is that he'd like to be married in 6 months time - they met about 2 months ago. She'd like to wait 2 years. This is not the only problem in their "relationship". His reasons for wanting to marry are also the reasons why he doesn't want to marry her. Let me explain.

He feels that once she hits 30 or so she'll be bored of him and looking for an additional playmate. And if they wait for 2 years...and it doesn't work out between them, then he'll be 32, with a lot less options but she'll still be of acceptable marrying age - 24-25. Why he thinks at 32 he's "over the hill", is beyond me? From what I can tell, many Chinese girls want a guy who is aged 30-40.

I am also in the process of getting to know a guy who's in his 30's. He has told me many times that we can/should get married quickly. And we're not getting any younger, to which I reply that he is older than me, so he can speak for himself! :)

A Chinese female friend told me it's common for Chinese people to have short courtships. They feel that if you have the same goals, then there's no use in wasting time. Love can come later. From my observations it seems that financial stability and what that brings to the relationship, develops feelings of love. Sounds crazy but I feel that Chinese people see money as love. You buy me that handbag, you must love me. Buy me an expensive mobile phone you must REALLY love me. And the list goes on.

UPDATE: I mention an older guy in this post that I was considering a relationship with...Well we decided recently that we're better off been friends. He has this crazy plan that he WILL be married this year. Having only met once, I felt it was too fast, too soon...The hunting continues!

2 comments:

  1. I know what you mean, love should come first and then go ahead to make the big commitment of marrying someone. Those crazy Chinese I will never understand them. Yikes.

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  2. Marrying for love is a defining characteristic of the middle class in the West. Think about it. Working class people typically remain as single parents or marry as knocked-up teenagers. For the upper class, marriage is typically a sophisticated business deal and/or political alliance. It is only the middle class that marry for love, a foolhardy approach to life in my opinion.

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