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| Young Chinese in smaller cities and rural communities often rely on family and friends to introduce potential matches and can meet their date's family at the same time (Photo by=AFP/File/Philip FONG) |
[Asia News = Reporter Reakkana] BEIJING: A Chinese couple who were trapped on a neverending date thanks to a virus lockdown have been relieved to find that love, not COVID-19, is in the air. Zhao Xiaoqing, a 28-year-old woman from northern China's Shaanxi province, thought her date in mid-December with a young man living in a different city would be a one-day affair where she would also get to know his family, AFP said.
Young Chinese in smaller cities and rural communities often rely on family and friends to introduce potential matches and can meet their date's family at the same time. But authorities in her date's city of Xianyang suddenly ordered a lockdown due to a spike in virus cases, leaving the woman unable to return home. The man's parents urged the pair to tie the knot after just one week together - but Zhao said she felt it was "too rushed".
Zhao said she was "not too interested" when she first saw a photograph of the man - named Zhao Fei - but later thought he looked better in real life. Despite the awkward start, the pair began to develop feelings for each other, and have now decided to get engaged. The story captured the imagination of online audiences. But while some swooned over the relentless march of fate, others warned against rushed decisions.
