More give nod to arranged marriages

While the feudal times of forced marriages are history, many office workers today are not opposed to having their parents find their life partners, according to an annual survey by Baihe.com, a marriage counseling website.

Its 2009 report is based on interviews with, and online questionnaires answered by, the website's two million members, mostly bachelors aged between 19 and 40, with an average age of around 30.

Nearly 47 percent of the respondents said they found it embarrassing and unacceptable to entrust their parents with hunting for their spouse. But 40 percent, either firmly or implicitly, consented to their parents registering them at matchmaking agencies, selecting blind dates and arranging the time and place of their dates.