Wang travels across the mainland to meet with clients, their husbands, and the mistresses to gain a comprehensive understanding of the dynamics at play. - Photo: Baidu
SHANGHAI: A woman in central China who runs a workshop persuading mistresses to leave the married men they are having an affair with has trended on mainland social media.
Wang Zhenxi, 39, is a Henan-based relationship counsellor who has been specialising in “mistress dispelling” for eight years, during which time she has received enquiries from about 10,000 potential clients, according to Dahe News.
Wang said she set up her company in 2016 after being a victim herself.
“My husband had an affair and I could not accept it. To go through those ‘dark days’, I started learning psychology and reading books on emotions,” she said.
Wang said she later managed to “safeguard” her marriage.
After passing psychology exams and obtaining a counselling licence, she wrote articles on emotions and marriage that brought her online fame. People sought her advice on their relationships and their partners’ infidelity.
“I responded to them individually, devising a solution to persuade the mistress to leave, which I termed the ‘marriage correction method’,” she stated.
Wang travels around the mainland for two-thirds of the year meeting clients, their husbands, and the mistresses.
These meetings allow her to gain a comprehensive understanding of the dynamics at play and provide tailored support to each party.
For each case, she creates a “mind map” based on the individual family situation and the different personalities involved so she can effectively communicate with them. Sometimes, she even helps the mistresses find new boyfriends through blind dates.
Wang charges 700 yuan (US$100) an hour for her services.
However, she declines certain potential customers, including individuals with drug or gambling addictions, those indebted to loan sharks, people with a history of fraud, those facing mental health issues, and mistresses seeking assistance in persuading the wife to initiate a divorce.
She once received a call from a woman who offered her 300,000 yuan (US$42,000) to convince her husband’s mistress to leave him. Without disclosing her reasons, she declined the offer.
Wang’s successes include helping a 29-year-old woman who felt suicidal upon discovering that her boyfriend was married. After multiple visits, Wang was able to persuade her to end the relationship, providing the support she needed during a difficult time.
Another client was a 32-year-old wife whose husband had a lover. It took Wang a month to persuade the lover to leave him so he could “return to his family”, she said.
“This client then became my assistant because she thought my job was meaningful. She often helps our clients by sharing her own story,” Wang said.
After handling so many cases, Wang concluded that an affair is often not the cause of a failed marriage but rather a symptom of underlying issues with the relationship.
“Because the couple have problems in their relationship, one has an affair; thus, the mistress’s departure cannot entirely resolve the issue,” she said.
“The two partners in a marriage must be sincere with each other and value their relationship. Otherwise, while one mistress may leave, another may take her place.” - South China Morning Post
