[ronnier]

I wonder how much of this has to do with relationships?

If I was Chinese man who came to America for school and was single, I'd move back to China too. Study after study shows that the dating game odds are not good for that particular demographic in the US.

[Dig1t]

Dating game odds are way worse in China actually, what with the massive shortage of women.

https://www.economist.com/special-report/2017/11/23/a-distor...

[ronnier]

Maybe in general, but being educated in the US with good job prospects in China might change that.

[user5994461]

If we are to believe the charts from the article, about half of the unmarried men are illiterate. That's insane. Back to your point, Chinese who worked in the US are educated (fairly rich too) and will do just fine.

Also, don't be surprised by prices going up ten fold over a decade. Inflation in developed countries can be 2 digits per year, everything is going up crazy quick.

[aitchnyu]

In the case of India, the men seek arranged marriages and bring their wives. Women (parents) express preferences like they want men settled abroad, or that they studied nursing and got the English certifications to work abroad, or are in the process of getting a permanent residency. Bad dating prospects != dying lonely.