Jimmy et al !!
I have a large, International Management Consulting Business and I can maybe give a little feedback about your query.
The largest internet dating site in Aus is RSVP and they just asked us to do some statistical work....because the economic downturn everywhere has absolutely slammed their revenue. Guys are not now able to afford so much money to find their partners....disposable income has been drastically slashed. And I imagine this is a common theme over much of the World.
Possibly CHNL is suffering from this syndrome and is using some outrageous translations and admiration letters to boost reponse rates
and therefore revenue ??
I would be pretty confident that the number of Men in today's world who have had to put on hold their dreams/plans for a foreign/Chinese wife has increased enormously.
Even the "players" who bought emf's just to have a bit of fun, would have needed to think twice in the current circumstances
David