China News Service, Chongqing, April 23 (Reporter Liu Xianglin) "How much is the retirement salary?" "Do I need to bring my grandson?" "Is there any geriatric disease?"...On the 23rd, in the "Blind Date Corner" in Hongyadong, Chongqing, no Elderly people with little gray hair gather here. In addition to finding objects for their children, they also hope to find the other half to spend the rest of their lives here.
Hongya Cave is a well-known scenic spot in Chongqing and a popular "blind date corner" well-known to the locals.
Every weekend, there are spontaneous gatherings of blind date people here, sometimes there are three or four hundred people, and sometimes there are one or two hundred people.
It is not the first time that Li Ronggui, 63, has come to the "Dating Corner".
Although he didn't find a favorite person for his son, he found that many people of the same age as him also have blind dates, which made him go to Hongyadong from a blind date for his son to a blind date for himself.
"Everyone has to take this step, there is nothing to be ashamed of, and no one wants to die alone." Li Ronggui said that his son did not object, and relatives and friends would not "gossip", so there was no need to hide.
The emptiness of daily life and the loneliness of illness, the children cannot be distracted, and they have to find a wife.
China is currently in a stage of mild aging.
According to the seventh national census released by the National Bureau of Statistics of China, the population of China over the age of 60 has reached 264 million, accounting for 18.7% of the total population.
Among these "silver-haired people", the number of people who need to remarry and seek a life partner is increasing.
Chen Wei, an associate professor at the School of National Governance at Southwest University, believes that population aging is an inevitable problem in social development. The society is more concerned about the material life of the elderly, and emotional loneliness is often ignored.
Many elderly people reject institutional pensions and rely on home-based pensions, which increases the demand for marriage and love for the elderly.
In the twilight of life, elderly people who "don't have children to support us" seek a partner to relieve loneliness.
Nowadays, many children also realize that family love is difficult to replace the relationship of a partner.
"It doesn't matter whether you get married or not, it's good to have someone close to you." After retirement, 58-year-old Li Xiuqin moved from her hometown in Shandong to Chongqing to live with her daughter.
Since her previous social circle was in Shandong, her daughter was afraid that she would be lonely in Chongqing, so she encouraged her to find a wife.
Every weekend, she also goes to the "Blind Date Corner" in Hongyadong to have a look.
"The 'dating corner' lacks professional matching and guidance, and the success rate of relying on the eye is very low." Tan Xia, who has been working as a "matchmaker" in a dating agency in Chongqing for more than ten years, said that in recent years, the number of middle-aged and elderly people who have come to consult has gradually increased , the support of children is an important factor in their willingness to remarry.
Tan Xia also found in her work that there are not a few elderly people who are eager to remarry and lack of discernment, who are cheated of money or routine.
She suggested that government departments can provide services such as marriage guidance and legal counseling on marriage and love to the elderly in need, so as to clear the worries of the elderly "evening love".
Compared with young people with rich social resources, the channels for "silver-haired" to find a partner used to be relatively narrow.
However, in recent years, blind date channels specially opened for middle-aged and elderly people are gradually increasing.
Scenes similar to those in Hongyadong, Chongqing are also being staged in Beijing Changpu River Park and Shanghai People's Park; several provincial TV stations have launched dating programs for middle-aged and elderly people; some live broadcast platforms even have special live-blinding rooms for middle-aged and elderly people; Even the dwindling number of traditional marriage agencies has become less deserted due to the patronage of older customers.
Zhi Kuiyun, a professor at the School of Public Administration of Chongqing University, said that behind the pursuit of love by the elderly is the fear of loneliness and death, and the core of blind date for the elderly is companionship and comfort.
The elderly who have stepped out of the blind date are only the tip of the iceberg in China's aging society. There are more single elderly people who are hesitant and wandering, lonely but longing for happiness. With the continuous tolerance of society, they will also take this step.
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