When Your Ex Becomes Your Dating Reference

In China’s hyper-competitive urban dating scene, even romance is starting to sound like a job interview. A new social media trend has emerged in which young people “refer” their ex-partners…
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I'm a proud Asian woman in my early 50s, born with strong opinions, a sharp tongue (used kindly!), and a big heart. Financially self-sufficient, emotionally independent, and intellectually insatiable. I read the news before my first sip of morning tea and fall asleep scrolling through research papers and scandalous threads alike.

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