China’s Rent A Boyfriend: New Booming Business Helps Women Deal With Family Pressure

Women in China can now rent a boyfriend whom they can take home and introduce to their pretentious parents. It is all done through a website where women can chose from a variety of men. The price they have to pay for Mr. Right may vary anywhere between $150 and $150,000. Men on the site charge more money when it comes to additional romantic gestures such as holding hands or hugging. Women say they resort to these types of services to avoid being grilled by their parents about their love life.
Experts say that this type of business has emerged from the conflict of ideas that exists between parents and children.