It is not clear .
what pressure she has been under.
Is it Governmental pressure or the economic incentives being offered for marrying?
She says she is under pressure socially, at the same time wants to be independent.
Where is the logic to get married?
Who is the one person in whose honor she is marrying?
Is she sound mentally or is this a way of feminism asserting itself?
Story:
Taipei – A Taiwanese woman feels she is under pressure to get married, but hasn’t yet met a man she wants to spend the rest of her life with, so she decided she will marry herself.
Chen Wei-yih, a 30-year-old office worker from Taipei, has posed for photos in white gown, hired a wedding planner and rented a banquet hall where she will celebrate with 30 friends and family members on November 6. “Age thirty is a prime period for me. My work and experience are in good shape, but I haven’t found a partner, so what can I do?” The Telegraph quoted Chen as saying. “It’s not that I’m anti-marriage. I just hope that I can express a different idea within the bounds of a tradition.”
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Uninspired by the men she’s met but facing social pressure to get married, the 30-year-old Taipei office worker will hold the reception next month in honour of just one person.
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