Post: #1

Hey guys, I'm new here, but I thought I'd share this gem with you guys.

$95 for sleeping on a chick's couch? China is truly the land of opportunity.

http://news.msn.com/world/video?videoid=...66&ap=true

:banana:Chinese Lunar New Year and Valentine's Day are only days apart this year, giving a boost to a new and booming business in China -- boyfriend rentals.

Taobao, China's popular shopping website, says that online searches for the term "rental boyfriend" have soared by 884 percent over the same period last year. A search for the Chinese characters of "rent-a-boyfriend" on Taobao.com produces more than 2,000 results, at a range of prices.

Those prices depend on what the customer wants. For instance, just going to a movie can cost 50 RMB (about $8) an hour, but that price doubles if it's a horror movie. Different rates apply for simple conversation, a dinner party, going out for drinks or meeting the parents.

One of those new rental services was created last fall by an entrepreneur who asked to be identified only as Mr. Gao. He got his inspiration from a newspaper ad that read, "Seeking to rent boyfriend/girlfriend, monthly salary 10,000 RMB and up." A quick flash went through his mind, inspiring him to expand his online flower business.

Renting out boyfriends and girlfriends is a new business in China. With the Chinese New Year approaching, the whole country has begun its massive annual migration, with millions of people struggling to get home. For the many young Chinese who work away from their hometowns, this is the one time of year when they can spend a week or two at home with their families. Besides visiting relatives and friends, it's also the perfect time to show what you have achieved in the past year. For many young people, that means bringing home a potential mate or spouse to introduce to your family.

Gao told ABC News that the market for rental boyfriends is much bigger than rental girlfriends. The pressure to get married weighs heavy on the shoulders of many Chinese women. Even state media refers to single women above age 27 as "leftover women." The 26th birthday of a daughter rings like an alarm bell for many anxious Chinese parents.

Gao owns two online stores selling flowers through Taobao.com. He has recruited nine young men between the ages of 26 and 32 who he considers suitably masculine to rent out as boyfriends.
Gao chose his candidates carefully based on several criteria. They must be reasonably good looking, at least 5-feet-6, well-behaved and willing to wear glasses, which some parents consider a sign of erudition. They had to have decent social skills and be able to get along with all sorts of could-be in-laws and relatives.

Gao says the proximity of Valentine's Day to Chinese Lunar New Year this year has given his business an added boost.

"There are many reasons why women pay for this service," Gao said. "Some are trying to make their boyfriends jealous. Some want to bring a boyfriend to attend their company's annual dinner party to show their bosses that they are settled and stable. The women who rent a boyfriend to bring home for the Lunar New Year are wealthy women around the age of 25. Their parents fear losing face and worry that no one wants to marry their old single daughters."

Gao's website lists the prices for a range of various services: a wakeup call goes for 9 RMB ($1.45) a day (cell phone charges extra). You can rent a boyfriend or girlfriend to accompany you shopping for 40 RMB ($6.42) an hour; going to parties, dinners or just chatting (pay by the day, or by the hour). The cost of renting a drinking partner depends on what you drink, with different rates for wine, beer and liquor. An all-inclusive package goes for 800 RMB ($128) a day. Handshakes, hugs and goodbye kisses on the cheeks or forehead are free of charge.

Gao's rental contracts even include a "no sex clause" for female customers. If the rental boyfriend makes unwelcome advances, the customer is eligible for a refund, and she can call the police if she likes. But if the customer makes an unwanted advance, Gao will not return the money.
And if love blossoms?

"If they both like each other and become real boyfriend and girlfriend," Gao said, "they need to give me a big red envelope full of cash for being their matchmaker.":banana:

Post: #2

Even state media refers to single women above age 27 as "leftover women."

I'm in love.

Post: #3

I bet if you are white you can charge way more than Chinese! Could it be a full time profession?...))))))

Post: #4

If I hit the gym hard enough and grow out my hair, I can charge Technoviking prices.

Post: #5

One more reason to LOVE China!!!

Post: #6

Wish I knew about this earlier...I wouldn't have to teach.

Though I doubt you're getting this, probably more like this. Hot Chinese girls don't need to advertise (or pay).

Post: #7

A chinese friend posted an ad on a chinese website about me offering Spanish/English lessons. She got many replies asking if I could be their boyfriend, there wasn't even a picture of me... WTF. God bless China.

Post: #8

(03-07-2013 11:43 PM)Nonpareil Wrote:  Wish I knew about this earlier...I wouldn't have to teach.

Though I doubt you're getting this, probably more like this. Hot Chinese girls don't need to advertise (or pay).

#2 there is kinda dorky and cute. I'd roll with it.

Post: #9

I don't understand how this fits in with their abysmal gender ratio (which is a massive sausage-fest, I believe). Do cultural circumstances like rightly viewing women over 27 as "leftovers" have the power to overwrite bad demographics?

If so, it's a fascinating display of what the correct attitude can do for you.

Post: #10

(03-08-2013 03:10 AM)FretDancer Wrote:  A chinese friend posted an ad on a chinese website about me offering Spanish/English lessons. She got many replies asking if I could be their boyfriend, there wasn't even a picture of me... WTF. God bless China.

I'm curious about those websites.. Anyone knows any address except of Taobao (that would have english version)? Looks like a sort of dream job to be the boyfriend for hours hehe. I would like to give it a closer look, while still being in Asia.

Post: #11

Just dropping this article about "love hunters" in China. It's kind of jaw-dropping, although it is nice to see Chinese millionaires sticking to their principles instead of dating used-up hags like American or Balkan ones.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/10/busine...wanted=all

Post: #12

I was tempted to get into this growing professional field, but then I realized that it doesn't pay enough money to afford my lifestyle.

Post: #13

I had on offer for this before Spring Festival from a girl on OkCupid haha.

Post: #14

First off, I'm skeptical if white guys would get hired for this. This appears to be for Chinese girls who need to keep up appearances with their family, and taking home a white guy might not be the best idea.

Second, in spite of the tons of extra men in China, the women there are more hypergamous than ever and only want to be seen with successful men, who are in extremely short supply.

Think of the website's description: it offers services for "wealthy" women who pay 6 dollars an hour. 6 fucking bucks is wealthy in china?

The average guy in China must be a slave who works for 50 cents an hour or something like that.

Post: #15

white guys definitely.can, but you have to be a culturally acceptable white guy, in that you'rw tall, fluent, and already loaded

Post: #16

(05-08-2013 05:48 AM)clever alias Wrote:  white guys definitely.can, but you have to be a culturally acceptable white guy, in that you'rw tall, fluent, and already loaded

You seem to be located in China.

Can you tell us, would tall white guys just acting as "boyfriends" get paid more than regular Chinese dudes? Would Chinese girls like to flaunt around an American male?

Besides appearing to look wealthy, you don't really have to be wealthy if you're just with them for a few hours.

Post: #17

well obviously but thats true everywherr. i could be broke as shit but own 1 good pair of club clothes, borrow my uncles beamer (not really) and have a club think im loaded for a night.
some girls like white guys, some girls don't, depending on where you are, a lot dont care. for a girl to do this and afford to, shes prolly wealthy. which means you being white is probably not a huge deal.

Post: #18

(03-09-2013 03:32 AM)Handsome Creepy Eel Wrote:  I don't understand how this fits in with their abysmal gender ratio (which is a massive sausage-fest, I believe). Do cultural circumstances like rightly viewing women over 27 as "leftovers" have the power to overwrite bad demographics?

Apparently, the answer is yes. And keep in mind that their ratio of acceptable girls is substantially better than ours with the obesity epidemic.

Post: #19

(03-10-2013 02:27 PM)Handsome Creepy Eel Wrote:  Just dropping this article about "love hunters" in China. It's kind of jaw-dropping, although it is nice to see Chinese millionaires sticking to their principles instead of dating used-up hags like American or Balkan ones.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/10/busine...wanted=all

Holy shit at the redpills in that article!

"One afternoon when we met, the normally animated Ms. Yang slumped onto the sofa, exhausted. She had just spent an hour with a rich Chinese businesswoman in her late 30s. The woman proposed spending $100,000 on a campaign to find a husband who matched her status.

“I had to tell her we couldn’t take her case,” Ms. Yang said. “No wealthy Chinese man would ever marry her. They always want somebody younger, with less power.”

We sat in silence a minute before Ms. Yang spoke again. “It’s depressing to think about these ‘leftover women,’ ” she said. “Do you have them in America, too?” "

Post: #20

"The marriage candidates on offer in the parks, she discovered, were often a mismatch of shengnu (“leftover women”) and shengnan (“leftover men”), two groups from opposite ends of the social scale. Shengnan, like her son, are mostly poor rural men left behind as female counterparts marry up in age and social status. The phenomenon is exacerbated by China’s warped demographics, as the bubble of excess men starts to reach marrying age.

Finding a Chinese spouse can be even more challenging for so-called leftover women, even if they often have precisely what the shengnan lack: money, education and social and professional standing. One day in the Temple of Heaven park, I met a 70-year-old pensioner from Anhui Province who was seeking a husband for his eldest daughter, a 36-year-old economics professor in Beijing.

“My daughter is an outstanding girl,” he said, pulling from his satchel an academic book she had published. “She’s been introduced to about 15 men over the past two years, but they all rejected her because her degree is too high.”

The failure compelled him to forbid his youngest daughter from going to graduate school. "

They're only a mismatch if you don't understand SMV/MMV.

Post: #21

"Not long after our conversation in McDonald’s, Mr. Zhao met the woman at a coffee shop. It was, he told me later, even more awkward than most first dates. A rural migrant and door-to-door salesman, he struggled to find a shared topic of interest with the woman, a 35-year-old entrepreneur and Beijing native who had arrived driving a BMW sedan.

The lack of chemistry didn’t seem to bother the woman, who told him about her profitable photo business and the three Beijing apartments she owned. Mr. Zhao didn’t find her unattractive, but how was he supposed to respond? Then, even before broaching the possibility of a second date, he said, the woman made a proposition: if they married, he wouldn’t have to work again.

“She said she made enough money for the two of us,” he said. “I could have anything I want.”

The marriage proposal stunned him. He had never heard a woman talk in such blunt, pragmatic terms. A life of wealth and leisure sounded tempting. Still, in the end, he couldn’t imagine being subordinate to a woman. “If I accepted that situation,” he asked me, “what kind of man would I be?”

It took Mr. Zhao several days before he worked up the nerve to tell his mother he had rejected the offer. He knew how hard she had worked, how much she had been counting on this. The news frustrated Ms. Yu. “Kids these days are way too picky,” she said."