Three five-year-old male triplets were seen on Saturday at the special economic zone north of Hong Kong distributing missing person’s flyers. The boys were looking for their mother who suddenly left the family in December.
The father of the three has also joined his three sons in seeking Han Xinghua, 27 years old, from Henan Province. The flyer, which contains Han’s photo, a family portrait and their contact details, said the couple did not have a quarrel before she left their home.
Han was not alone because she took her 2 ½-year-old daughter with her but left the triplets with their father. Speculations are that she could not take the pressure of a large young family, reported The South China Morning Post.
Marriages are breaking up in China and divorces are at an all-time high. In many cases, it is the husband who strays away from the family home, especially is he works in another city and the family is left behind in the province.
Although some couples refused to be bound by traditional Chinese outlook toward marriages, such as the 10 couples who joined the Naked Wedding in Zhejiang Province on April 24, most of marriage decisions in China are still made by the parents. This situation places a lot of pressure on children, from having a boyfriend or girlfriend upon reaching marrying age to financial pressure on the newlyweds to buy a house after the wedding.
Due to the lack of love, divorces in China increased by 27 percent from 2011 to 2014, reported Reuters.