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The enemy of marriage is time,\u201d she said, smiling. By the eighth year, the honeymoon period had long given way to \u201cthe salt and vinegar of daily life.\u201d \u201cEven the tongue and teeth occasionally get in each other\u2019s way,\u201d Imagine saying this not to a marriage counselor, but to a man who goes by the title of 'Mistress Dispeller'. In the eighth episode of China Unseen, discover the unique phenomenon of women hiring people to get rid of mistresses, instead of divorcing their husbands. What might seem as a weak and unfair choice has complex layers, telling us how a nation's economic prosperity does not necessarily mean a better life for women. Tune in, and uncover the enigma of Mistress Dispellers.

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