Instead of urging slogans, the Shenzhen authorities posted the question 'is dedicating 20 years to raising children truly worth it?' on buses, sparking a wave of debate among young people.
A woman borrowed 50,000 yuan (approximately 175 million Vietnamese dong) from her boyfriend, signing an agreement that the debt would automatically convert into a dowry if they married.
Marriage crises often don't erupt suddenly but accumulate from subtle misalignments in roles, communication, and personal growth, according to psychologist Luo Mingjin.
Despite secretly loving a nurse at the same hospital, Hoang Khanh Duong took two years to confess his feelings, fearing the Japanese woman might report him for harassment.
Forced into an "exchange marriage" by her parents to help her brother find a wife, Phan endured a dark union with an abusive, gambling husband, ultimately leading her to poison him and flee for 27 years before her capture.
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.
