‘Beautiful granny’ China widow, 67, finds ‘true love’ by picking athletic ‘motorcycle’ man, 74, from more than 200 suitors on TV matchmaking show

Her boyfriend, surnamed Qi, was the tenth man who contacted her. He enjoys working out and riding his motorcycle.

Luo said Qi lifts two dumbbells every evening. On the show, she proudly squeezed his arm muscles and said: “He is skinny, but he has muscles.”

She said she was also touched by Qi’s honesty. When they met, he candidly told her about his financial and health situation and even showed her his doctor’s checkup report from last year, which showed him as healthy for his age.

“A healthy man is exactly what I was looking for. It doesn’t matter if he is old or not wealthy,” said Luo.

The couple said they planned to register for marriage before the Spring Festival in February next year.

Luo’s optimistic attitude towards life moved many people online, with some young people joking that they were “already looking forward to my twilight love”.

“The granny acts like a teenage girl with her boyfriend. Is this the magic of love?” said one online observer.

Another person said the story made her realise that “retirement is the best time to find true love because the couple do not need to consider money or the pressure of raising kids”.

It is common practice in China to find love through matchmaking, either via family and friends or on television shows.

Matchmaking shows like If You Are The One and Take Me Out have been major hits in China over the past decade.