韩国高学历“剩女”难嫁 只能求助婚介所
<p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="thirty">thirty</span>-<span word="plus">plus</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="masters">masters</span> <span word="degree">degree</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="matchmaker">matchmaker</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="love">love</span> -- <span word="and">and</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="worried">worried</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="legwork">legwork</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="you">you</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="educated">educated</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="advanced">advanced</span> <span word="degrees">degrees</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1995, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="choosy">choosy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="settle">settle</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="meek">meek</span> <span word="spouse">spouse</span> <span word="traditionally">traditionally</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Korean">Korean</span> <span word="women">women</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="master">master</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="degree">degree</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="harder">harder</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="arrange">arrange</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bachelors">bachelors</span> <span word="degree">degree</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unfavorable">unfavorable</span> <span word="perception">perception</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> '<span word="too">too</span> <span word="smart">smart</span> <span word="women">women</span>' <span word="here">here</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Lee">Lee</span>, 24, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Seoul">Seoul</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="wished">wished</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="name">name</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="Korean">Korean</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="hitched">hitched</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="risen">risen</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="average">average</span> 4.1 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> 20 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="to">to</span> 28.9 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Statistics">Statistics</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="plenty">plenty</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="worried">worried</span> <span word="mothers">mothers</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="rolling">rolling</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="daughters">daughters</span>.</p><p>"<span word="My">My</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="early">early</span> 30'<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="here">here</span>", <span word="said">said</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="mid">mid</span> 50<span word="s">s</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="wished">wished</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="identified">identified</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="surname">surname</span> <span word="Ahn">Ahn</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="match">match</span>-<span word="making">making</span> <span word="agencies">agencies</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Seoul">Seoul</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="worried">worried</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="marry">marry</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="join">join</span>."</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="DUO">DUO</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="matchmaking">matchmaking</span> <span word="firm">firm</span>, <span word="its">its</span> 26,000 <span word="members">members</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="membership">membership</span> <span word="programs">programs</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="fees">fees</span> <span word="from">from</span> 1.08 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="won">won</span> ($971) <span word="to">to</span> 8.8 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="won">won</span>.</p>
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