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Divorce rate spikes across China after 'couples spend too much time together during coronavirus home quarantine', officials claim
Daily Mail ^ | 13 March 2020 | Emilia Jiang

Posted on 03/19/2020 7:10:22 AM PDT by VanShuyten

Divorce rates in China have risen significantly because 'couples are spending too much time together at home' during coronavirus self-isolation, according to register offices across the country.

Over 300 couples have scheduled appointments to get a divorce since February 24, said Lu Shijun, the manager of a marriage registry in Dazhou, Sichuan Province of south-western China.

Officials believe the sharp increase of divorce requests could be caused by the fact that partners have spent too much time in close quarters under quarantine.

'The divorce rate [in the district] has soared compared to before [the coronavirus outbreak],' Mr Lu told the local press yesterday.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: coronavirus; quarantine
This will be seen as a pending disaster in the US as soon as the media here hear this, and another reason to massively increase use of red-flag laws.
1 posted on 03/19/2020 7:10:22 AM PDT by VanShuyten
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"Me Ruv You Short Time."

Geez, and they think there are too many overeducated old maids in China now...

2 posted on 03/19/2020 7:18:22 AM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change with out notice.)
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Divorce rate in China is actually pretty high

The women want white guys

And the men want to play video games


3 posted on 03/19/2020 7:27:27 AM PDT by Trump.Deplorable
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Day three of no sports: “There was a woman on my couch. She says she’s my wife. She seems nice.”


4 posted on 03/19/2020 7:33:42 AM PDT by Fido969 (In!)
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To: Trump.Deplorable

partially true,

most traditional mainland chinese woman will not marry non-asian on the first time but as a boyfriend or second marriage, very popular.


5 posted on 03/19/2020 7:40:13 AM PDT by VAFreedom (maybe i should take a nap before work)
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In two hours they’ll all remarry.


6 posted on 03/19/2020 7:41:55 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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and 9 months from now?


7 posted on 03/19/2020 7:43:23 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET (urope. Why do they put up with this.)
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Around THESE parts, that’s not the case. In south central Pennsyltucky they’re saying look out come December! There’s going to be an avalanche of new babies born....unless, of course, the abortion mills do THEIR dirty work before then.


8 posted on 03/19/2020 7:43:42 AM PDT by Tucker39 ("It is impossible to rightly govern a nation without God and the Bible." George Washington)
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