"You're Fooling Yourself" | Leftover Women
Clip: Season 21 Episode 9 | 2m 18sVideo has Closed Captions
A Chinese woman meets a matchmaker who has blunt advice about her marriage prospects.
In this excerpt from the documentary Leftover Women, Qiu Hua Mei, a lawyer in her 30s, wants to find a man who is well-educated, shares chores, and respects women. Is that too much to ask? Well the professional matchmaker she interviews with bluntly seems to think so--deeming Qiu "too old" and not beautiful enough to be picky. Will she be called a "leftover woman" if she doesn't settle?
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"You're Fooling Yourself" | Leftover Women
Clip: Season 21 Episode 9 | 2m 18sVideo has Closed Captions
In this excerpt from the documentary Leftover Women, Qiu Hua Mei, a lawyer in her 30s, wants to find a man who is well-educated, shares chores, and respects women. Is that too much to ask? Well the professional matchmaker she interviews with bluntly seems to think so--deeming Qiu "too old" and not beautiful enough to be picky. Will she be called a "leftover woman" if she doesn't settle?
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Preview: S21 Ep9 | 30s | Modern Chinese women juggle love life with careers in a society that frowns on singlehood. (30s)
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