Dear friends around the world, In Asian cultures, especially Chinese Culture, getting married is considered a very essential part of life. Therefore marriage is very much encouraged. Nine out of ten families think very highly of marriage because having a family bloodline is considered as honouring the ancestors and bringing glory to the family. Before I ran away from home, my parents too expected me to get married and have a family eventually which is something I have never wanted. Below is quite an interesting piece of research that I have came across, I hope everyone reads through it thoroughly and let me know what your thoughts are. Tsem Rinpoche     Young, single and what about it? In her tiny flat, which she shares with two cats and a flock of porcelain owls, Chi Yingying describes her parents as wanting to be the controlling shareholders in her life. Even when she was in her early 20s, her mother raged at her for being unmarried. At 28 Ms Chi took “the most courageous decision of my life” and moved into her own home. Now 33, she relishes the privacy—at a price: her monthly rent of 4,000 yuan ($625) swallows nearly half […]