the Dating game

Or should I say the Marriage game.  It's a funny one here in Shanghai.  Certainly in the Overseas Chinese crowd, there are more single girls than there are guys.  A karaoke room with 8 girls and 2 guys is not uncommon.  Pretty damn normal.

 

It's a weird dynamic.  Valentine's day passed recently, at which the number of seriously eligible single girls I know struck me.  Not that they're 'right for me' or anything, but just that there's got to be something just a bit wrong. 

 

I think this happens in all big cities nowadays.  I didn't personally experience it in London, but I know that there were groups of people that felt this way.  Nowadays people are harder to please, and our time is so precious.  End result - friends is fine, but no-one wants a serious committment or relationship.  Well the men at least perhaps.

 

Hoy, men, get over here. 

 

I say that in jest, but actually there's some truth in what I say.  Many guys are here because of their careers.  Being serious about a woman therefore, is pretty tricky, especially when you're under a lot of pressure at work.  (Working in a developing country is Hard Work.  Getting normal things done, takes that much more effort.  Heck, buying a return train ticket is hard enough, just imagine trying to get your work done).

 

Maybe if some men came over here with the pure intention of chilling out with their jobs (let's face it, salaries are pretty low here anyway - why not save up first then come here and just party?), then maybe these men could find themselves a nice girlfriend and think about heading back and settling down.  Pluck away some of these lovelies, so to speak.  Assuming they're willing of course.

 

Presumably some girls would be up for that - and with the number of single girls dropping, maybe that would shake some of us others into action to start fighting for what's left.  Ah silly.  Anyway, back to homework and such things.