Resisting parents' pressure to wed requires patience and strategy

Luo Aiping's new book that came out just before the Spring Festival is timely. That's because many unwed adults face the greatest pressure to get married from their parents during the annual family-reunion period.

The World Is So Big, I Want to Stay Single - Tips to Resist the Pressure to Marry tells singles how to tackle such pressure from parents, relatives, colleagues and friends. It offers practical suggestions for dealing with different situations.

"Young people long for freedom and want to seize the decision-making power in marriage amid social development," says the lawyer from Guangdong's provincial capital, Guangzhou.