About Me

Why Am I Interested in High-Choice Relationship Processes?

I was born in a working-class family in a conservative Southwestern town, Liuzhou, and yet a sexual minority. I had both good and bad social experience living with contradicting identities. I knew I needed to find a place where I fit better. I tried hard. With kind help and luck, I was admitted to one of the best universities in China in 2016 – Nanjing University, where people are supposed to be more open-minded. Meanwhile, I had a new identity – a first-generation college student. I started to work part-time (as an English tutor, a bakery waiter, etc.) to support myself through college and finally made a lot of great friends along the way. They came from very different background, but somehow for the ones I kept, we fit well together. After six years in Nanjing, I obtained my BA and MA. I worked in Shanghai in the internet industries for a while and made more friends before coming to MSU.

As you can see, I’ve spent two decades searching for the right folks to hang out with. I used to think I was an exception, until I realized that everyone in the 21st century is searching for relationships that are just right for their identities. I couldn’t help but wonder – How do each of us navigate such a process? What are the societal impacts of the process? And just like that, I am motivated to become an interpersonal scholar examining this issue.

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