在近日發生的一起悲劇事件中，一名新郎在婚禮當天選擇跳河自盡，引起社會廣泛關注。據了解，這對新人是高中同學，兩年前便訂下婚約，但一直未正式領取結婚證件。婚禮當天，新郎與新娘在婚車上發生爭執，新郎情緒激動地表示「從沒受過這麼大委屈，這婚我不結了」，隨後跳河身亡，事件震驚雙方家屬及社會。

新郎的父親周先生在事後接受媒體採訪時表示，早在訂婚前，他就曾對婚事持保留態度，主要因為新娘性格強勢，但最終尊重兒子的意願。2023年10月，雙方訂婚，新郎家支付包括彩禮及「六金」在內的18.8萬元。然而，婚後新郎家多次提出辦理結婚登記的要求，均被新娘以考研、拍照不好看等理由推遲。直至婚禮當日，雙方仍未完成結婚手續，這也成為婚車爭執的導火索。

事後，新郎遺體已完成安葬，家屬決定放棄追究女方責任。同時，新娘方面已經退還彩禮及六金，雙方沒有進一步糾紛。知情人士透露，新郎與新娘婚禮前的矛盾已經積累多年，婚車爭吵只是事件的直接導火索，而背後涉及的心理壓力、婚姻決策及家庭溝通問題則引發社會對婚姻、家庭教育及心理健康的關注。這起事件提醒社會，婚姻中雙方的情感溝通、心理健康及對重大人生決定的理解與尊重，對避免悲劇具有重要意義。

A recent tragic incident in China has drawn widespread attention, in which a groom jumped into a river and died on his wedding day. The couple had been high school classmates and got engaged two years ago, but had never officially registered their marriage. On the wedding day, a heated argument broke out between the groom and the bride in the wedding car. The groom reportedly said, “I have never felt so wronged. I’m not going to get married,” before jumping into the river and dying, shocking both families and the wider community.

The groom’s father, Mr. Zhou, stated in interviews that he had reservations about the marriage even before the engagement, mainly due to the bride’s strong personality, but ultimately respected his son’s decision. The couple got engaged in October 2023, with the groom’s family paying a total of 188,000 RMB in bride price and the traditional “six gold items.” Afterward, the groom’s family repeatedly requested that the couple register their marriage, but the bride delayed for reasons such as preparing for exams or concerns about photos. On the day of the wedding, they still had not completed the marriage registration, which triggered the argument in the wedding car.

After the tragedy, the groom’s body was buried, and the family decided not to pursue legal action against the bride or her family. The bride has returned the bride price and six gold items, and no further disputes have arisen. Sources indicate that the wedding-day argument was only the immediate trigger; underlying issues such as accumulated marital tensions, psychological stress, and family communication challenges contributed to the tragedy.

This incident has sparked broader social discussion about the importance of emotional communication, psychological well-being, and mutual understanding in marriage, emphasizing that these factors are critical in preventing such tragic outcomes.