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Government
Taiwan officially recognizes same-sex marriages of transnational couples
Before you read: Taiwan Becomes the First Country in Asia to Legalize Gay Marriage Taiwan Just Proved Once Again It’s the Most Progressive E...
Ryan General
News
‘The highlight of my life’: Jeremy Lin reveals marriage of two years
Ahead of the Lunar New Year, former NBA star Jeremy Lin revealed that he has been married for about two years. On Wednesday, Lin wished his ...
Michelle De Pacina
Film & TV
George Takei came out at 68 because he was angry at Arnold Schwarzenegger
George Takei recently revealed that he came out as gay in response to former California Governer Arnold Schwarzenegger’s decision to veto th...
Bryan Ke
China
Chinese woman rejects dowry, pays fiancé’s $25,000 debt instead
The story of a Chinese woman choosing to pay for her fiancé’s debt instead of accepting a sizable dowry has gone viral on Chinese social med...
Crime
Indonesia set to criminalize sex, cohabitation before marriage for citizens and tourists
Indonesia is expected to criminalize sex and cohabitation outside of marriage with penalties of up to a year in prison, according to govern...
Carl Samson
Singapore repeals gay sex ban but blocks same-sex marriage
Singapore’s colonial-era Section 377A, which prescribed a prison sentence of up to two years for men who engaged in any kind of sexual acti...
Sports
PGA Tour star Collin Morikawa marries longtime girlfriend Katherine Zhu
25-year-old PGA Tour star Collin Morikawa married his long-time girlfriend, Katherine Zhu, on Saturday. Zhu posted pictures taken during t...
Isa Peralta
Mitch McConnell votes against interracial marriages bill despite being in interracial marriage
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell voted against the Respect for Marriage Act, which includes the protection of interracial marriages, ...
Chinese woman goes viral after declaring she prefers ‘high-quality singlehood’ over ‘low-quality marriage’
A 36-year-old unnamed Chinese woman in Dalian, a city in China’s Liaoning province, has ignited discussions on Chinese social media after d...
Chinese couple marry at age 94 after remeeting for first time in nearly 70 years
Xu Guizhen and Cao Zhenwei, a Chinese couple who have known each other since they were 16 years old, finally got married in 2020 after spen...
Indonesia
61-year-old Indonesian man to marry for 88th time
Kaan, a 61-year-old man from Indonesia, was dubbed the “Playboy King” for having been married 87 times. His first marriage was when he was...
Mandatory ‘love education’ course for college students gains support in China
The Chinese Ministry of Education has expressed support for a lawmaker’s proposal to include “love and marriage” values in the curriculum f...
Man in China arrested for marrying off underage, mentally disabled daughter to 3 different men for money
A man in central China has been arrested for marrying off his disabled teenage daughter to three older men between 2018 and 2021 for profit...
Rebecca Moon
Married woman in China who dated 18 men at once arrested for scamming them out of $300,000
A married woman in China allegedly scammed around 20 men into funding her luxurious lifestyle, totaling more than 2 million yuan (approxima...
Chinese woman facing nonstop pressure from her parents to get married develops severe anxiety disorder
A 27-year-old woman in China purportedly developed severe anxiety due to incessant pressure from her parents to get married. The woman rep...
Father in China gifts his son 20 properties to help him attract a wife
A Chinese father reportedly gifted his son with 20 properties in a bid to help him find a wife. The anonymous father met with a matchmaker...
Chinese woman who suffered child loss, divorce and paralysis finds love with her best friend’s son
After losing her son and becoming paralyzed in an accident, a 34-year-old Chinese woman found love with her best friend’s son. Yin Houping...
Culture
Crash Landing, I do: Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin tie the knot in Seoul
“Crash Landing On You” actors Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin got married on March 31 at the Grand Walkerhill hotel in Seoul. “We thank you from t...
Grace Kim
Entertainment
‘Luckily her number was the same as it was 20 years ago’: DJ Koo and actress Barbie Hsu set to marry
On Tuesday, Korean musician DJ Koo took to Instagram to announce his marriage to Taiwanese actress Barbie Hsu. The two had originally date...
Jane Nam
Deaf father-in-law offers heartwarming marriage advice to son-in-law in viral TikTok
In a video shared on his TikTok account @silveryoungfam, Silver Young shows his deaf father-in-law offering heartwarming advice after Young...
Hundreds of Singapore couples to tie the knot on ‘auspicious,’ once-in-a-lifetime 2/22/22 date
Hundreds of couples in Singapore are planning their wedding for 2/22/22. This once-in-a-lifetime date is considered lucky in the Chinese c...
Chinese father tries to kill himself because his son is still unmarried at 29
A Chinese father was rushed to the hospital after he attempted to kill himself by overdosing on pesticides at Shanghai Railway Station on J...
‘Even if you can’t see anything, I’ll become your eyes’: Chinese man set to remarry seriously ill ex-wife
A Chinese man is being recognized locally for rekindling his relationship with his ex-wife after finding out about her debilitating illness....
Japan
‘Konkatsu’: 1 in 6 Japanese marriages are a result of spouse hunting services
One out of every six couples who were married in Japan last year were reportedly brought together by a matchmaking service known locally as ...
Japanese Princess to reject $1.36 million pay for female royals, expected to live as commoner in US after marriage
Japan’s Princess Mako will finally marry her long-term boyfriend, Kei Komuro, and renounce her royal title by the end of this year. Royal t...
Indian Bride Shuts Down Wedding After Groom Fails Her Math Test
An Indian bride canceled her wedding after her groom recited the multiplication table of two incorrectly. A bride and groom who wish to rema...
Thy Nguyen
Lifestyle
Japanese Wife Starts Daily List of Why She Shouldn’t Kill Her Husband
A woman in Japan has amused and creeped out Twitter users at the same time after her husband revealed why she started keeping track of the g...
Japan to Give Every Newlywed Couple Almost $6,000 to Start a New Life
Couples who tie the knot beginning April 2021 will receive up to 600,000 yen (around $5,700) from participating local governments in Japan. ...
Sri Lankan Couple Spends Wedding Day Feeding the Homeless
A newlywed couple in Sri Lanka decided to do a kind gesture for the needy on their special day. Love for others: Bride Anoma Geeganage an...
Indonesian Official Suggests the Rich Marry the Poor to Reduce Poverty
An Indonesian official has suggested that in order to reduce the country’s national poverty rate, the rich demographic should marry those fr...
Andrew Yang’s Anniversary Post to His Wife Evelyn is First Couple Goals
Andrew Yang has a touching message for his wife Evelyn on their wedding anniversary! The couple, who first met at Columbia University, obtai...
EXO Member Chen Pens Letter Revealing Marriage to Pregnant Fiancée
EXO member Chen has announced his plan to marry his girlfriend in a handwritten letter to his fans on Monday. In his letter, Chen shared tha...
Feature
Chinese Woman Proposes to Boyfriend With a BMW, New House
A woman from Henan province, China took her proposal to a whole new level by adding a house deed and BMW keys into the mix. Xiaojing, a 24-y...
Man Marries Girlfriend Before She’s Taken Off Life Support to Donate 12 Organs
A man from Taipei, Taiwan married his girlfriend after she passed away in the hospital from a fatal road accident. The tragic accident happe...
Indian Couple Married for Love, But Bride’s Dad Paid for Assassins Because It Was ‘Forbidden’
A young Indian couple’s love story abruptly ended in tragedy after they tried to defy an age-old system of discrimination and hierarch...
Instagram
Woman Fractures Her Back Because of Her Husband’s ‘Amazing Cooking’
A Chinese woman blames her husband’s “amazing cooking” for gaining weight and eventually fracturing her back. The unnamed wife from H...