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Belated Beijing Marriage: To Our Pyrrhic Victory

share time: 2026-07-31 06:01:33

Beijing-based migrant couple Lin Wei and Chen Yang, in love for five years, thought their hard work in the capital would sustain their marriage. But when discussing marriage, realities like housing qualifications and hukou differences shattered everything. Their sweet love turned into a bitter court fight over the wedding apartment and bride price; both fought tooth and nail to make the other “submit”, determined to win this “Beijing marriage game”. On the night before the hearing, they found the marriage fund they’d secretly saved, plus proof the other worked three jobs to cover their social security gaps. They realized this so-called Pyrrhic victory was never about beating someone—it was about the fear of losing each other.

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