Think Beijing marriage market is bad? In Chengdu, even doctors don’t make the cut
Matchmakers put personality and compatibility above all else when it comes to future husbands and wives for their adult children
Household registration and assets aren’t the be-all and end-all for matchmaking parents in Chengdu, many of whom say a good personality and compatibility are more important qualities for their children’s future partners.
That’s according to a report in news portal 163.com on Wednesday, which interviewed parents and their adult children looking for love at an event at People’s Park in the city centre.
Wang Yueyue, who was looking for a boyfriend, told the news portal she had not seen anyone specifying that a future partner must hold a Chengdu hukou, or household registration, or own a flat. She was surprised by this, since she had previously lived in Beijing, where many parents demanded future partners of their children had both.
In Chengdu, many of the desirable qualities put down on paper by parents and agents included “good personality” and “good character”.
One mother explained the difference. “It’s easy to get a Chengdu hukou. What I need is someone with similar qualities, who’s a good match with my child,” she was quoted as saying.