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But he has never expected that so ing room is now replaced by a Keung “People message me to say thank
many married men share his feelings. To poster,” he sighs. you because they have a lot of fun
“I set up the group on the night of RC says he actually did not feel up- reading posts in the group. Then I re-
July 3. At first, there were only a few set at the beginning. “As long as she alize a small step I take can bring joy
group members. The number soared doesn’t spend all her time watching to many, so I journey on,” he says.
to 10,000 the next day. It only took Keung To’s music video and reading “I hope this group can spread posi-
a week for the group to have over Facebook or Instagram posts about tivity to Hongkongers as we have ex-
280,000 members,” he says. him, it is still acceptable,” he says. “But perienced depressing times in recent
Groups members name them- she keeps testing my limit,” he smiles years. When people talk about this
selves “ex-husbands” as their wives wryly. group, I hope they can think of some-
have been too obsessed with Mirror RC admits that it is stressful to thing happy,” RC says.
members and have emotionally aban- manage the group, as the number of “I don’t mean to ask people to es-
doned their husbands. followers grows. Mental support from cape from reality, but I hope they can
group members has become his mo- be a bit more relaxed,” he adds.
tivation.
“ A “Ruined” or

I hope this group can spread positivity to Happier Marriage?
One of the “ex-husbands” who
Hongkongers as we have experienced de- found comfort in the Facebook group

pressing times in recent years. is Alex Yuen. He described the group
as “the source of joy”. His wife Vi-
” karoonie Wong is a fan of Ian Chan
Cheuk-yin, one of the main vocals in
the boy band.
“After reading stories shared by the
‘ex-husbands’, I know my situation is
The Joy in Depressing Times not that miserable. She only puts up
The Facebook group, now with Ian’s posters at home,” he laughs.
over 300,000 members, has become The couple has been married for
extremely popular among married six years with two kids aged four and
men with similar experience. “Ex- two. Their marriage has been “ruined”
husbands” share stories on how their after Wong watched “We are the Lit-
wives are madly in love with Mirror. tles”, a ViuTV drama about young
“My girlfriend hopped on a bus volleyball players featuring Ian Chan
with Keung To’s advertisements, and Cheuk-yin, a 28-year-old member in
she is screaming now, what should I the boy band.
do?” a member said in a post dated “I wondered who this charming
September 19. guy was when I was watching the dra-
“My wife bought all products en- ma! Then I found out he is Ian, then
dorsed by Keung To - from Pandora “
to ice cream mooncakes,” another ex-
husband shared in post dated on Au- If being a fan of Ian
gust 5.
“My wife was not very crazy (about can make my wife
Keung To) at the beginning. She just happy, then let’s do
kept talking about Keung To every
day. After I set up the Facebook group, Vikaroonie Wong’s room is it.
she has been putting up more and blanketed with Mirror posters.
more Keung To posters at home,” RC (Photo courtesy of Vikaroonie ”
says. “Our wedding photo in the liv- Wong)