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Via AJ+
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:
When this Georgia dad found out that his daughter was with a guy that "shouldn't have been" in his daughter's car, he went completely berserk.
All the kids who grew up around the short tempered dad, Mike Card, can completely relate to the rampage. The man has a reputation of doing anything to "prove a point". In this case, destroying his daughter's car was the only way to get his point across.
Via The Daily Dot
A mother in India recently placed a matrimonial ad in the paper for her adult, gay son. It might seem like it would only be a little embarassing for 36 year old activist Harish Iyer to have his mom get involved in his lovelife but it's actually groundbreaking. It is thought to be the first same-sex dating ad placed in an Indian newspaper. In fact many papers refused to publish it.
Iyer told the Times of India that they've gotten a few responses so far but he plans on taking his time to decide on the right man.
When he was unable to lock in the friend request of his crush on Facebook, this desperate dude found her father and tried to network his way into a date. It didn't go well. Despite being told NO through Dad's endless supply of memes, this illiterate and very thirsty dude never gives up hope. He gets angry... Very angry... But never gives up hope. How romantic!
