Comments on: Naked Marriage: What’s Real?

By: Of Snail Houses and Naked Marriages

Of Snail Houses and Naked Marriages — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:10:47 +0000

[…] Naked marriages are a response to rising real estate prices, and high cost of living in the cities, that’s making it difficult for Chinese couples to own a lot of assets before they get married and apparently they are becoming left – over singles. […]

By: Jin Zhao

Jin Zhao — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 13:40:15 +0000

That’s true. One big difference I can see between relationships in China and the West, especially represented in the TV show, is that in China, a relationship does not only intimately involve the couple who are in it, but their respective families, to an extent that may shock Westerners. In this sense, what it takes to sustain a relationship in China might be quite different from that in the West, although there are certain commonalities.

By: Meryl Mackay aka 马美丽

Meryl Mackay aka 马美丽 — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 22:00:49 +0000

Whatever love you find, it will not be perfect and you and your partner will have to work hard to sustain it.

By: Tom

Tom — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 03:02:31 +0000

This is generally the conversation that comes after reading most posts about the 80’s-hou generation. There seems to be a great deal of anxiety about where Chinese society is headed. Like we hear in the states so often, “it used to be that…” only in China time is condensed.

By: dongfan

dongfan — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 01:30:39 +0000

“luo hun” will be a quite strong encouragement to the young to obtain the real love which is going faraway from our life.

By: Jin Zhao

Jin Zhao — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 20:15:00 +0000

I didn’t find any edition that has English subtitles. 🙁 The entire series in Chinese is online: http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMjc0MzM1OTgw.html

By: Jin Zhao

Jin Zhao — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:33:51 +0000

I’m not sure. I can look and let you know.

By: Jin Zhao

Jin Zhao — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:32:57 +0000

Yeah. Materialism is very pervasive in China these days. I really don’t know where China is heading culturally.

By: Gemma B

Gemma B — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:38:36 +0000

What an interesting article. It makes me think a lot about what I’m looking for with love. Do I want passionate, abrupt love, or stable, static, reliable love? Is one harder to find than the other? So many questions to ask. Is there a link to this Luohun Shidai with English subtitles?

By: Meryl Mackay aka 马美丽

Meryl Mackay aka 马美丽 — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 11:34:38 +0000

I also had a luohun marriage – 47 years ago here in Britain. Women were not equal to men in those days – women’s wages were about half of what men earned back then. Most of our friends also had luohun marriages and many, like me, are still married to that first partner. My parents had a luohun marriage and are still together after 67 years. We started with nothing and worked and saved. I was married for 9 years and had two children before we were able to buy a small house. I am all for luohun marriage!