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Woman Pays $4,500 for Fake Husband to Ease Parents’ Marriage Demands

Woman Pays $4,500 for Fake Husband to Ease Parents’ Marriage Demands
A wedding ceremony as part of the Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival. WANG ZHAO/AFP/Getty Images
Daniel Holl
Daniel Holl
China reporter
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A woman paid a friend and the friend’s brother a total of $4,500 for the brother to marry her in a bid to stop her parents from nagging her about marriage, according to a report on March 13 by the Chutian Metropolis Daily.

The two obtained their marriage certificates and the ploy seemed to be working, until her fake husband decided that he wouldn’t help follow through on their planned divorce.

Parental Pressure

The woman, given the false name Jane, is 29 years old now. She moved by herself to Zhejiang province in China after she finished middle school. To support herself, she started a clothing business.
Daniel Holl
Daniel Holl
China reporter
Daniel Holl is a Sacramento, California-based reporter, specializing in China-related topics. He moved to China alone and stayed there for almost seven years, learning the language and culture. He is fluent in Mandarin Chinese.
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