Chinese Man Marries After Four-Hour Blind Date, Spends Entire Savings Within a Month of Marriage

[Financial News] The story of a man in his 40s from the People's Republic of China (PRC) who married just four hours after a blind date and spent all his savings within a month of marriage has been revealed.
According to the South China Morning Post (SCMP) on the 27th, Mr. A, a man in his 40s from Hengyang, Hunan Province in southern PRC, went on a blind date with Ms. B on August 21.
In an interview with Hunan Television, Mr. A explained, "On my way to the blind date, eight matchmakers suddenly appeared. Including someone from my own village, a total of nine people recommended the same woman."
The two registered their marriage just four hours after meeting.
Mr. A recalled, "She insisted that everything be completed that day. So we went to register our marriage around 5 p.m. Everything happened so quickly. I was in a daze all day. I even said, 'Today feels like a dream.'"
He added, "That night, we stayed at a hotel, and that was the only time we were intimate. After that, whenever I tried to hug her, she pushed me away."
Mr. A claimed that just two days after the wedding, Ms. B urged him to go to Guangdong Province to earn money and repeatedly requested financial support under various pretexts.
"Usually, she wouldn't reply when I contacted her, but whenever she did reach out, it was always about money," he lamented. "For example, she asked for money for the Qixi Festival (Chinese Valentine's Day), and on September 6, she requested that I buy her a computer."
According to chat records from the Chinese messenger application WeChat, Mr. A sent Ms. B a red envelope containing 1,314 yuan (about 272,000 KRW), a number symbolizing 'forever' in Chinese. Upon receiving it, Ms. B replied, "Thank you, husband."
Mr. A also reportedly transferred an additional 2,300 yuan (about 476,000 KRW) to purchase the computer.
Ultimately, less than a month after the wedding, on September 8, Mr. A had spent all of his savings—240,000 yuan (about 50 million KRW).
After hearing the story, Chinese netizens commented, "I truly respect people who marry impulsively. It takes real courage. They register their marriage and hand over money without even knowing where the other person lives. That's admirable," and "He should file a lawsuit and the nine matchmakers should also be prosecuted. This is basically a group scam."
newssu@fnnews.com Kim Soo-yeon Reporter