32-year-old single child finds woman via matchmaking centre ends up in messy divorce battle, out of pocket to tune of tens of thousands
2-MIN READ2-MIN ListenFran Luin BeijingPublished: 6:00pm, 19 Jun 2026Updated: 6:10pm, 19 Jun 2026A Chinese man whose dating of a woman consisted of a five-minute video call before marrying her within three days regretted what he had done just nine days later.
The 32-year-old man, surnamed Gu, who is from the eastern province of Zhejiang and is a single child, blamed parental pressure for his rash decision.
He spent 200 yuan (US$30) to register with a local matchmaking centre, which introduced him to three local women. They were not interested in him.
The matchmaker suggested women from other provinces and promised Gu that a marriage could happen within two days. His family agreed.
A 30-year-old woman from northwestern China’s Shaanxi province was introduced to him in April.
