Chinese teen kills self when blind date turns ugly — report
BEIJING — A 17-year-old boy in northeastern China was so disappointed with the looks of a woman he met over the Internet that he hanged himself after seeing her face-to-face, state media reported Friday.
The unnamed teenager first contacted the woman — known by her chat moniker “Qunjiaofeiyang”, or “Flying Skirt” — using the popular Chinese online messaging software QQ, Xinhua news agency said.
The girl described herself as a beautiful 19-year-old and the pair chatted on the Web for weeks before arranging a December 26 rendezvous in the nearby city of Mudanjiang, in far northeastern Heilongjiang province.
The boy arrived to discover the woman far less attractive than advertised and 10 years older than him, Xinhua said.
The boy immediately returned home, lost his appetite, and four days later hanged himself from a tree.
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Oh dear, I burst out laughing after reading the last sentence. It’s really sad how some people kill themselves over the most trivial stuff. Maybe the poor boy was really desperate for some loving relationship with a beautiful girl that when he realised his dreams were dashed and all his efforts wasted, he couldn’t quite recover from the disappointment. He probably thought he was doomed to loneliness for the rest of this life.
Why am I even attempting to explain his suicide rationale? Maybe I find him pitiful after all.
by Milky (Jan 7, 2007 at 3 AM)Gee … I was wondering how the girl must have felt when she learned about his death. “Am I that ugly?!”.
by Event Horizon (Jan 7, 2007 at 6 PM)Sad but true, hahaa… I think the poor boy must have really loved the girl a lot. It’s just not the same girl he envisioned. It’s quite a sad case actually.
The girl must have felt quite guilty and upset.
by Mr. Dew (Jan 8, 2007 at 1 AM)LMAO @ Event Horizon’s comment!
by Milky (Jan 8, 2007 at 1 AM)By the way, Event Horizon, I have some problems viewing my blog. The content seemed to be missing.
by Mr. Dew (Jan 8, 2007 at 2 AM)Your blog, I can view … mine … well I’m taking a looooong break.
by Event Horizon (Jan 9, 2007 at 11 PM)This is really sick
by Nafcom (Jan 14, 2007 at 4 AM)Lol, I’m sorry. I don’t know why but I find it very amusing especially the last line. Maybe it’s just the way they phrased it. I hope it doesn’t mean I’m sick..
by sky (Jan 16, 2007 at 12 PM)Event Horizon: What I meant is that I have troubles viewing your blog.
sky: I laughed at the nickname “flying skirt”.
by Mr. Dew (Jan 18, 2007 at 8 PM)