♪ ♪ divorce is surging in china. in 2015 alone, 3.84 million couples ended their marriage. a threefold increase in divorce rates compared to a decade ago.

the main factor is considered to be social changes. changes in economic wealth, women's independence and the sense of family values. the most common reason for divorce is infidelity.

divorce has even become a major business opportunity. certain businesses specialize in dealing with infidelity issues. this episode follows the journeys of spouses seeking their ideals while facing harsh

reality. in the past, tieing the knot in china required getting certificates from hospitals and having a marriage certificate issued. family records had to be changed to finally make it official. divorce required a similarly complex process but became simplified after the marriage law was revised in 2001. now, china is considered the easiest country in which to get married or divorced. one consultation company has long experienced dealing with family issues and now has more than 50 branch offices all over china. in the past, most cases were

money related problems but recently more cases are about divorce. with infidelity as the most common reason. in 2012, the company launched a division dedicated to infidelity. this division has more than 500 consultants. in addition to investigations, this company goes as far as negotiating directly with the lovers and encouraging them to break up with the client's spouses. vice president ming li is leading the infidelity division field work.

the consul tantants here regula meet together to consider better solutions for each case. on this day, the client was a woman who went back to her parents home to give birth.

>> dai qing serves as the main consultant on this case with 16 years in experience, mainly in family issues. on the first day of the investigation, dai decided to go to the lover's restaurant. the investigation is conducted by two consultants.

one male and one female. this is to understand both the husband and wife's sides of the story and to increase safety. in this case, the consultant went undercover to the restaurant. dai immediately asked for back up to act as a customer. the restaurant was located in an empty street off the main road. most customers seem to be businessmen from nearby offices. the consultants made a reservation before hand but whether they'd see the female manager on that day was a matter of luck. this company divides its work into four steps. the first is to investigate the

facts. the second is to devise a plan on how to discreetly make contact. the third is to encourage the lover to end the relationship with the spouse. they reconcile through consulting. the consultants came out of restaurant two hours later.

the consultants intend to report to ming when they return to the office and come up with a plan the following day. ming believes that hurting the lover's feelings will not lead to a proper solution. if she becomes upset, they'll be unsuccessful. this is china's largest match

making agency located in central beijing. more than 90 million people are registered which was founded in 2005. it handles more than one million cases a year. the company, which this program featured in past episode has launched a division specializing in divorce. the company gets calls and e-mails mainly from the younger generation and tries to encourage them to keep their marriage intact.

this match making company launched a divorce consultation business because more and more of its former members who tied the knot were getting divorced.

only children tend to immediately talk to their parents about their problems. this company tried a new approach. this is a live online program emceed by a consultant with a counselling license. together with the young viewers, she seeks solutions to people's problems. using smartphone, anyone can participate in the weekly show which receives over 1,000 text messages for each episode.

the second most cited reason for the rise in divorce is the personality of only children. critics say they don't have the patience to live with others, but some say they nosey parents are more to blame.

one couple who came to the divorce counselling center consisted of two only children born in the 1980s who married four years ago. the woman was born and raised in beijing and married man from a rural town who runs a company. she gave birth to a cherished boy which prompted her mother-in-law to frequently visit beijing. that's when arguments began to occur. xia li is the consul tantant fo this couple. she had been working as a counselor at a match making company but decided to become a divorce counselor when a couple she helped marry split up.

this was the wife's second consultation but the husband's first. the wife revealed that they were nearly living separately. today, xia intends to hear the husband's side of the story.

the husband was born and raised in a village. he worked hard to graduate from college and launch his own company. he married his wife for her light hearted personality.

after an hour of consultation, they decided to discuss this further by themselves. finalize their new year's plans and report back.

meanwhile, progress was seen by the infidelity investigation center in shanghai. they found that the restaurant manager who had been seeing their client's husband plans to launch a new branch office. investigators have yet to solidify the basis for negotiations, but they believe this busy period will take her mind off the affair and be a good chance to talk to her. ming was chosen to persuade the

woman to end the affair.

the next step was the persuade the woman to end the affair by talking about the disadvantages of continuing, but filming of that process was not allowed. a month later the wife returned to shanghai and the woman is helping the child rearing.hwoma helping the child rearing.uwoma

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ming persuaded her to reconsider.

she promised to stay away from him for the good of his family.

as the chinese economy grow, people lives have grown richer and the ideals held for love and family are changing.s, people lives have grown richer and the ideals held for love and family are changing. as people navigate these issues, what sort of future awaits them? the vast number of people making use of divorce related services is unlikely to decrease any time soon.

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