A growing number of cities across South Korea are sponsoring blind-dating events for singles, desperate to prod young adults onto a track for marriage and family. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SEONGNAM – The hotel ballroom was filled with pink balloons, the sound of love songs and 100 singles gathering for a night of wine, getting acquainted and – fingers crossed – romance.
“I think it’s the local governments’ role to create the conditions for people who do want to get married to find their partners.” But the blind-dating events have proved popular. Seongnam received more than 1,000 applications for only 100 spots for its events this month. Participants have given the mixers rave reviews.
Seongnam, a city of about 1 million people, has allocated about US$192,000 of its budget for such events, and plans to host several more this year. Municipal matchmaking reached the greater Seoul area for the first time in Seongnam. Officials in Seoul said they were also considering hosting a blind-dating event. They had initially supported the proposal but were reviewing it because of widespread criticism on social media.
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