"Do You Have a Younger Brother? Then Goodbye" Men Quickly Rejecting During Blind Dates, Why?

In China, the number of unmarried men seeking brides without younger brothers is increasing. This is due to concerns that younger brothers could become a 'burden' in married life.

According to the South China Morning Post (SCMP) on the 27th, a matchmaking event for unmarried men and women was held earlier this month in Shandong Province, attended by about 4,000 people. Most of the men attending this event preferred women without younger brothers.

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A man born in 1990 who participated in the event emphasized in his self-introduction that he wanted a girlfriend with a stable job, a car, and an apartment, but she must not have a younger brother. Another participant, a man born in 1998, wrote, "I am looking for a kind and considerate woman," adding, "I hope she does not have a younger brother."

In China, due to the traditional preference for sons, many women are financially pressured by their parents to support their younger brothers. Against this social backdrop, unmarried men are increasingly seeking women without younger brothers.

As this trend grows among unmarried men, many unmarried women have started to clearly state in their self-introductions that they do not have younger brothers.

In China, the number of unmarried men seeking brides without younger brothers is increasing. The reason unmarried men prefer women without younger brothers is due to concerns that they might become a 'burden' later on.
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The phenomenon of unmarried men avoiding women with younger brothers originates from the term 'Pudimo.' Pudimo is a Chinese neologism referring to women who excessively support their younger brothers. The term means 'a monster supporting younger brothers.'

Zhang Puhui, a consultant at the Shandong Future Psychological Consulting Institute, pointed out that this 'Pudimo' phenomenon is abnormal.

He told SCMP, "Men looking for women without younger brothers are worried that their future wives will ignore the interests of the new family and devote themselves only to their younger brothers," and noted that many Chinese parents raise daughters to be responsible for their younger brothers.

He added, "From childhood, parents instill in daughters the awareness that they must help their younger brothers as older sisters," resulting in many women sacrificing for their younger brothers.

The matchmaking event in Shandong Province sparked a huge online debate, recording 93 million views on Chinese social media platform Weibo, SCMP reported.

One Chinese netizen wrote, "The problem is not having younger brothers, but that you are a Pudimo." Another netizen pointed out, "This distorted social phenomenon originates from a distorted society."

Meanwhile, another comment said, "I have relatives with older sisters, and even they are looking for girlfriends without younger brothers. It's so funny!"

Meanwhile, over the past three years, amid the 'zero-COVID' policy and economic pressures such as youth unemployment rates approaching 20%, more young people are giving up on marriage and childbirth, causing headaches for Chinese authorities.

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