Love Thyself

There are hundreds of psychologists and self-help writers who insist that you must love yourself first. A man in China took it literally. Liu Ye married himself – or should we say, a cutout of himself – at an official ceremony in Guanzhou village with friends and family. The carboard version of himself was dressed in a red bridal get up. All the so-called traditions of a Chinese wedding were conducted, including a ceremony followed by a reception. He says he is an angry Chinese man who is a bit narcissistic, and added, “marrying myself is a process of deconstructing and reconstructing myself. I make use of the wedding to reconsider opposite-sex marriage. My behavior seems ridiculous, but I am traditional and conservative in heart so the wedding ceremony is traditional.”