ElinaT (UK)

It's not 1913, you are not supposed to get married at 16 and have 10 children so they can be put to work and help in the household. This is not a competition after all! You get married when you find the right person; if you don't you concentrate on other things and a career! I feel there is a lot of pressure in China for women to get married. Why? I have always said you better be alone than in a forced and bad relationship. That's how people end up unhappily married because of societal pressure. In my opinion this is stupid! We live in a modern world, it's never too late to start a family and get married, as long as you find the right person and live a happy life! What sick mind creates these norms and labels? This is wrong on so many levels.

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