From the Chinese Press

Academically bright, socially poor

A 31-year-old female doctorate, accompanied by her mother, has met 19 men on "blind dates" in six months, but has been unable to find a life partner. Since a woman with a doctorate's degree usually does not have a problem in finding a suitor, so her blind date experience is worth looking into, says an article on people.com.cn. Excerpts:

The woman's mother has said that she accompanied the young woman on the "blind dates" because the latter has never been in a relationship and thus didn't have the social experience to interact with a potential suitor. The mother also said that she wanted to protect the young woman from "trouble".