Man fat-shamed for a dating advertisement says ordinary men can’t meet expectations for love in China


The online bullying of Zhang Kunwei led him to publish an article saying Chinese dating standards for men are impossible to meet. But another professor reminded him that ‘nobody owes you a wife’. — SCMP

A man who was publicly shamed online after he posted a dating advertisement stirred a debate with an article he penned that claims ordinary Chinese men cannot meet society’s expectations for finding love.

Zhang Kunwei, a 28-year-old Tsinghua University graduate, said his personal experience highlights the reality that men must be rich, handsome and full of free time to attract a partner.

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