Dig deeper to find male appeal

Nowadays, there are plenty of single women over 30 in China; at any big Chinese meal there will be at least one. The irony lies in the fact that many of these women are among the very best of the sex.

Not that they believe it. My friend Teresa, for example, has succeeded in all categories of modern Chinese female virtue, save one. As a child, she did all her parents' bidding to perfection, excelling in school, sports and filial piety.

As a teen, she joined the battle to conquer the college entrance exam, like a born warrior, cramming and cramming until she finally won a spot at Tsinghua University. And the victories didn't stop there. Upon graduating, she won a great-paying, prestigious job at a multinational company.