Local officials tended to, nonetheless, uphold the marriage engagements in court cases and thus, made marriages in late Ming like a pendulum swinging between new trends and traditional practices.

• 而悔婚案中各级官吏既成婚维持的倾向也在晚明时期逐渐明显，使得晚明的婚姻风尚呈现出在标新嬗变与回归正统间游走的态势。