Leftover Women Break Down in Tears as Chinese Men Avoid Marriage, Registrations Hit 40-Year Low

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"I'm 34, born in 1990, and honestly, I do want to get married now. Yesterday, I saw someone online say, ‘Isn’t the single life great? Why rush into marriage?’ And I get it—living a high-quality single life is pretty great. I quit my job because I didn’t like it, and now I can go traveling whenever I want. I have loads of time to focus on my interests and hobbies, which a lot of my married friends envy. But here I am, already 34. Most of my friends around my age already have kids in their teens. I feel like the life I’m living now is something they could easily have anytime, but what they have—a family—is something I’ll miss out on if I don’t take the leap soon."

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