You Can Still Shine Without Getting Married

The story

The reason Zeng Li’s words resonated with so many people is that, so effortlessly, she turned a compulsory question weighing on countless hearts into an optional one. She said “can’t get married,” rather than “don’t want to get married.” The difference between these two phrases is enormous. “Don’t want to get married” is an attitude, a declaration, a message to society; “can’t get married” is acknowledging the facts after doing the calculations, a clear-eyed acceptance of reality.