On Sunday I went for a stroll with Mac and his girlfriend Rebecca through People's Square, which is kind of like the Central Park of Shanghai. On our walk we came across what I learned was a weekly Sunday gathering, where older, and apparently slightly concerned parents, get together and try and score dates for their single adult children. They do this by hanging up little stat sheets on clothes lines, creating a wall of personal adds for other parents to peruse. I was surprised at how plain most of them looked, barely any had pictures, and a lot of them were just simple forms that had been filled out. But the place was packed! People were squeezed in, taking notes, and swapping info. Matchmaking is done in all sorts of ways these days, but I thought this was an interesting approach. Hey mom, why don't you head down to the park today and find me a soulmate!?
Whatever works! This sounds like a great system anyway -- let your mom pick a soulmate.
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