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华尔街日报：调查显示，超过75%的中国女性希望另一半的薪水比自己多一倍。
Wall Street Journal: Men in China looking for a wife may think of themselves as one in a billion, but they'd do well to own property and earn twice her salary if they want to catch her eye.
That's the upshot of a survey released recently by Chinese dating website Baihe.com, which found that nearly 72% of female respondents wanted future husbands who owned real estate, up from just over 68% in 2012. And nearly three-quarters of the women hoped their future husband earned at least twice what they did, down slightly from 2012.
Doris Li, an independent real estate agent in Beijing says Chinese women's preference for partners with property is deeply embedded in the Chinese psyche, as it's reinforced by generations of mothers whispering in their daughters' ears. Although, young women are earning more, traditional thinking lingers.
So common is this dynamic that economists in China have invented a term — "in-law demand" — to discuss its impact on the real estate market.
Some 44% of male and 50% of female respondents said it's important to find a mate with similar height, age, appearance and social standing. Society in China has changed dramatically in recent decades as the nation has grown to become the world's second-largest economy, widening the wealth-, education- and urban-rural gaps.
Zhou Mengwei, a 21-year-old college student in Beijing, said although she doesn't consider property or a sizeable income essential in choosing a future husband, she shares her parents' view that a suitable partner is one who comes from a similar background.
The survey also found 5.1% of men wanted their wives to make at least double their income, up from 2.8% in 2012. It added that 6.7% of men looked for a wife with property without providing a corresponding figure for 2012.
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