Is 500 blind dates per year the happiness or sadness for an old剩女(unmarried woman)？
For six to seven years, she has been on nearly 500 blind dates. Sometimes, she had two or three dinner parties in one evening. Since she didn't have a feeling for her blind date partner and couldn't find fault with him, she chose to juggle among different males. But as more partners she dated, she found it harder to choose. Finally, she had fewer choices and got caught in a vicious circle, suffering from "blind-date syndrome".
She often juggled among different blind date partners.
Miss Lin, born in 1980, could be called an "old剩女". Ten years ago, she came to Fuzhou from Jiangxi to work hard. Now, she runs a cosmetics company near the train station and also purchases real estate in Taijiang District.
Although her career is smooth sailing, Miss Lin experienced a lost love during her college years. Her ex-boyfriend was wealthy, had a decent job, and knew how to be romantic. He once knelt down in public on a plane to propose marriage and present a diamond ring. That moment of being moved is unforgettable to her. However, not long after that, her ex-boyfriend fell in love with someone else and they ended up breaking up unpleasantly.
As she grew older, her family began to urge her to get married. Therefore, she started blind dating and registered as a member of a certain marriage company on Wuyi Road. For six to seven years, she has been on nearly 500 blind dates. She kept in touch with any male who met her material conditions. Watching movies, having dinners, going shopping... On her schedule, almost every day was filled with dates with different partners. She didn't like these partners but was reluctant to give them up. When her blind date partner wanted to confirm their relationship, she would dodge and delay time as much as possible. "Actually he is pretty good. I regret missing him so much." This was the sentence Miss Lin most often said when she felt depressed. Among those who dated Miss Lin, there were no shortage of sincere people. But many of them couldn't wait for Miss Lin's "evaluation period" and found others to get married.
As there were fewer and fewer males around her, Miss Lin didn't want to give up and continued blind dating.
"Hello." "Do you have any siblings?" Now, Miss Lin can only make mechanical small talk during blind dates. She didn't know how to further communicate with the other party.
Frequently dating people she didn't like caused Miss Lin great mental anguish. Besides, her family urged her to get married, so sometimes she could only drown her sorrows in alcohol. "I just want to find someone who can give me love and start a simple and warm home." However, what kind of person could give her love, Miss Lin couldn't explain.