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Marry in haste, repent at leisure

China Daily | Updated: 2018-12-07 08:05

Modernization changes Vietnamese's perception of marriage and divorce

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam-"They fall in love in the morning, get married at noon, and file for divorce in the afternoon," a judge in Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City said about the change in traditional attitudes among younger Vietnamese.

According to psychologists and sociologists, Vietnam's shift from a centrally planned to a market economy has transformed the country from one of the poorest in the world into a lower middle-income country with rapid industrialization and modernization and deep international integration, which has not only improved local people's living standards but also changed their perception of marriage and divorce.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure

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