Crisis Fans Matchmaking Boom

ASIA ONE -- Dec 10 -- Matchmaking is booming in South Korea amid the global economic crisis, as fathers facing redundancy rush their children into marriage and jobless women find financial security in married life. Matchmaker Duo saw the number of visitors jump to 35,000 in the second week of November from 23,800 in the first week of September. Many parents sign up for the service because they want to get their children married off while fathers are still in work, Hyeong Nam-Kyu, a Duo director, told AFP. FULL ARTICLE @ ASIA ONE