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Man oh man, nothing can bring the blood to a boil like having to deal with family members dishing out their toxic opinions on matters they were never asked to get involved with in the first place. This particular scenario involves a brother asking the morality defenders of Reddit's AITA community whether or not he was in the wrong for telling his sister to lower her dating standards based off the fact that she's a single mother.
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Susie Osei grew up in a Mt. Prospect, Illinois neighborhood where every person on the block felt more like a family than simply the person who lived next door. So, when it came time to plan a wedding with her high school sweetheart, Miles, she knew the perfect location.
An email sent by Susie's dad went out to the neighborhood and "everybody just responded with total love." The block party wedding was ready to roll.
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Li Chenxi (27) is trying to avoid the disparaging title of "sheng nu," or "leftover woman," so she rented a boyfriend to bring home to her family for Chinese New Year.
Every Chinese New Year is basically one large family reunion and Li Chenxi is trying to avoid the inevitable questions of why she'll be alone forever. There's a major stigma in China, a culture that often attaches unflattering labels to the unmarried, so the pressure is on.
Watch how Li Chenxi picks out a boyfriend named Sean (24) and then tries to convince her family that the two are in love.
*Renting a BF is $150, with an extra charge for a kiss and a cuddle.
Here's the full video from Al Jazeera:
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