Nearly 70 percent of interviewed single women insisted their future husbands must own houses before they get married, according to another survey conducted by the China Association of Social Work and the Baihe website.
Twenty-seven percent of the interviewed women also believed that men should secure a monthly income of over 10,000 yuan (1,587 U.S.dollars) before they could talk about getting married, said the report issued in January this year.
"It is an embarrassing thing for me to spend Singles' Day alone, as many of my classmates are married," said Dai Jun, 28, who works in an advertising company in Taiyuan, capital of northern province of Shanxi.
Dai has been busy going to match-making functions. "I've been to several functions, but girls seemed to be more interested in my career and income," said Dai. "But I own neither car nor house."
Geng Yeqiang, assistant professor at Shanxi University, said, "The fact that many women make the financial conditions a priority reflects the change of attitude toward marriage and social values."
"Materialism should not be encouraged. Mutual love is the most important," said Geng.
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