Love sacrificed on the altar of Mammon

We're in an age of narcissism and commodification of everything, including intimacy.

Marriage and love now come with added cost for men in China. Some women go even further, putting a price for going on a date with a man.

A survey conducted by the committee of match-making service industries, China Association of Social Workers, affiliated to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and baihe.com in mid-January shows that 77 percent of single women think men earning less than 4,000 yuan ($633) a month are not fit for dating.