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Single woman becomes a bridesmaid for the 39th time

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PHOTO: Magazine Features
PHOTO: Magazine Features

She definitely gives the movie 27 Dresses a run for its money!

This young woman recently became a bridesmaid for the 39th time but says she’s not worried about staying single for the rest of her life.

Zeng Xiaonan, from Hangzhou, China, trusts she has plenty of time to find her beau, even though traditional Chinese belief claims that any woman who finds herself performing bridesmaid’s duties more than three times will never get to say “I do”. 

The 28-year-old say’s the old Chinese proverb lingered in her head for a while – but it soon disappeared after she was chosen as a bridesmaid for the fourth, fifth, and sixth time.

“I don’t care how many times I’m a bridesmaid. It’s very meaningful to be able to witness weddings,” says Zeng.

In the past 11 years, Zeng has been a bridesmaid a staggering 26 times for friends and family, while she was also invited a further 12 times by some of her most trusted and loyal clients from work.

“I told myself I wouldn’t accept being a bridesmaid this year, but I just don’t know how to say no,” says the perpetual bridesmaid. “Congratulations to me for number 39.”

When asked about her fairly odd affinity with weddings but never as a bride, Zeng, who averages about three bridesmaid appearances a year, says she believes there’s a reason she hasn’t found the love of her life yet.

“But I’m sure it has nothing to do with the number of times I’ve been a bridesmaid.

“I don’t mind waiting for Mr Right,” Zeng says, adding: “Even if it does take a little longer.”

Sources: Magazine Features

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