BEIJING, May, 5 -- On the evening of May 6, 2006, a young woman sat down in front of her computer... and got married! All the people at her cyber "wedding" ceremony, including the groom, were strangers.
   
    This is a new form of marriage, as it's not considered legal like the usual in-the-flesh version. Couples are usually strangers who meet online, and it usually takes a very short time -- in this case, three hours -- to make the decision to walk down the virtual aisle.

Certificate for web marriage. (Photo: xwhb.net)

    The groom of this "newlywed" pair is a senior college student. He confessed he wouldn't be telling his real-life girlfriend about this e-marriage, though he did agree to send text messages to his virtual wife every day.

    Unconfirmed statistics suggest nearly 120 thousand people have already undergone web marriages.

    An online survey by web portal sohu.com showed that 60 percent of respondents had gotten married online, with 20 percent of those even doing so twice. One third of web-wed participants said they do it for fun, but half of them admit that it has affected their real-life relationships.Enditem

(Source: CRIENGLISH.com)