Raq faced criticism for her pragmatic demands, including expecting a date to pay for the meal, open car doors, and offer the best seat on the first date.
Nearing 50, Li Hongxing still has his mother cook his breakfast and care for him like a child, as he and millions of other rural men desperately seek wives.
A brain hemorrhage left Jiang, 46, in Shanghai, in a life-or-death situation, unable to get critical surgery because no one had the authority to sign the consent form, despite her financial resources.
