What a mess! Hong Kong family enters surreal realm as girl’s mother set to marry boyfriend’s father turning daughter’s beau into her stepbrother
- Hong Kong mum announces she is to marry her daughter’s boyfriend’s father creating an unconventional family relationship
- Social media commenters see the funny side but daughter is left to ponder her romantic future
A generational story of love within a Hong Kong family has led to a surreal situation in which a young woman could technically become the stepsister of her boyfriend, sparking amusement on social media.
The tangled family web emerged after the young woman told the city’s anonymous forum, DiscussHK, that she had introduced her mother to her boyfriend’s father two years ago.
Some time later she discovered that her single mother and her boyfriend’s single father, who are both middle-aged, had “become affectionate”.
The woman said she understands that they are both single, so “it doesn’t matter if they become a couple,” but the situation feels strange because she is still dating her boyfriend.
Then came the bombshell. The young woman was told by her mother that she planned to marry her boyfriend’s father.
The poster on DiscussHK said: “If they get married, will my boyfriend and I have to refer to each other as brother and sister?”