Girlfriends Selling Apartments

In recent months 31 men in the southern city of Huizhou bought flats at the request of their girlfriends, perhaps thinking that they had found “the one”. They then discovered that their girlfriends were estate agents trying to sell those apartments and were not interested in marriage. Authorities

An excerpt from an Economist article reports that 31 men in Huizhou bought apartments at their girlfriends’ request, believing they had found “the one.” They later discovered that the women were estate agents using the relationships to sell flats and were not interested in marriage, making it a darkly absurd story about romantic manipulation and real-estate scams. EN: An excerpt from an Economist article reports that 31 men in Huizhou bought apartments at their girlfriends’ request, believing they had found “the one.” They later discovered that the women were estate agents using the relationships to sell flats and were not interested in marriage, making it a darkly absurd story about romantic manipulation and real-estate scams.

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