As a rule, Chinese women who choose the English name 'Rain' are romantically inclined. They think it's romantic to walk in the rain with their boyfriends.

However, their parents may still have a huge influence on whether or not their daughters proceed with a planned marriage. A Sichuan teacher of English broke off her engagement suddenly after 3 family dinners. Her parents had managed to persuade her to dump a fat car salesman because he had told a lie about his weight. Rain's mother feared the salesman would eventually suffer from diabetes and thereby incur huge medical bills. Rain returned his engagement ring.

He had spent a lot of money on dinners and gifts, so he was angry. But to no avail!