On a Tuesday afternoon in March, one of the young, soon-to-be-married couples at Shanghai’s Putuo District marriage registry was less than excited. Wei Jun, a premarital counselor, was asking the spouses-to-be to rate each other on a 10-point scale. “Seven,” said the woman of her fiance. This, according to counsellor Wei, was a little on the low side. In her experience most couples who come … Continue reading Think Twice About Marriage, Shanghai Counsels Couples