Public matchmaking has been a long-standing tradition in China, where older individuals gather in parks to find a partner for their children or grandchildren through personal ads. This tradition has now been taken over by young Chinese of Generation Z. Instead of presenting themselves, they promote the virtues of their cats in public spaces. Unlike traditional criteria such as height or income, factors like breed, fur color or cute personality traits come into play. The trend was initiated by a social media app from Shanghai and it has evolved into a nationwide, ironic protest against the societal pressure to get married.