Chinese man sues fiancée for US$7,000 in gifts, dating expenses, claims she eats too much

A man in China has sued his ex-fiancée to get back the money he spent on her while they were dating, claiming she has excessive eating habits. - Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/Sohu

BEIJING: A “petty” Chinese man has faced online scorn after he sued his fiancée to get back all the money he had spent on her because she “ate too much”.

A court hearing involving the ex-couple went viral on social media after it was reported on Dec 9.