More Marriages in China Based on Love

In an article on MSNBC.com, Maureen Fan of The Washington Post writes: "We used to think about how others see us, and the reputation of our families," said Xu Anqi, a sociology professor and deputy director of the Family Research Center at the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences. "With people's changing ideas and less control on society, people are eager to look for happiness. Now they pay attention to love and quality of life. I think that's healthy."

Individuals in China are under less pressure from family and government to live where they are told and to marry who their family wants. As a result of the rise in options and choices, more married couples are getting divorced when faced with infidelity or abuse.

Additionally, changes in divorce laws in China have also made it easier to end a marriage than it was a decade ago.

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