Marriage: What’s The Point?
What’s The Point Of Marriage? “We never would have gotten married, but we decided to have kids and I didn’t want them to be called bastards,” my boyfriend’s mother told us over dinner the other day, “That was the only reason we got married. Marriage is stupid.” I found myself nodding in agreement. Marriage is stupid, right? I mean, if you have your own way of supporting yourself, and you aren’t religious, what’s the point? What does it accomplish,... Read More
Match.mom
In the U.S., blind dating has reached a new zenith with the ever-growing popularity of online sites like Match.com and eHarmony. People can basically try to find their ‘better halves’ by scanning hundreds of pictures and profiles of potential partners and then arranging meetings over coffee. In Shanghai, the process is less technological and usually starts with a simple piece of paper. A walk through Shanghai’s historic People’s Park, once a horse racetrack... Read More
