[随笔]我的故事(Are You a King?) (图)

人的一生最重要的是自由和随之而来的责任。
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写于2006-11-02
“人在北美”置顶2006-11-02

朋友James要离婚了。

James今年43岁,有两个孩子,一个上大学的女儿, 20岁,一个上高中的儿子,17岁。James的太太Rebeca 40岁,长得有点象Desperate Housewives里的Marcia Cross,很注意自己的形象,把家里收拾得干干净净,自己也打扮得漂亮。

我认识James两口子是在一个酒会上。

我跟James都喜欢Golf,属于两个不同的Club,水平相当,常常互相切磋切磋。

James属于那种easygoing的老美,我也喜欢开玩笑,所以很快就成了好朋友。

听说James要离婚,我第一个念头是这家伙是搞婚外恋,中年危机了,肯定是找了个小妞。但他告诉我说,的确是婚外恋,但他的女朋友今年50了。

这到出乎我的意料。我说: “Are you crazy? Why?” 

James说:“She loves me more and she treats me like a king.”

我不解地问:“Don't tell me Rebeca doesn't love you,and you two have two kids together for God's sake. Have you ever thought about your kids?”

James说:“Rebeca?She loves herself and she treated me like a child. So we have kids together, so what, they are all grown up now.”

我说:“Don't you want to save this marriage at all?”

James冷笑一声:“Save it? What for? I am not going to let that bitch ruin me for the next 30 years.”

从中国人的传统观念来看,婚姻非同儿戏,结婚先要拜天地,再拜双方父母,最后夫妻对拜。大部分西方人结婚要上教堂,对神要发誓,要有神父的祝福,双方互换戒指表示彼此的忠心。这些仪式渐渐的都被旅游结婚或无仪式的结婚所代替。最新美国人口调查显示49%的美国人不再认为婚姻是必要的。

人们在追求自己的享受而不是双方共同生活的和谐和家庭的成长。社会发展到了今天,很难说在这方面有什么让人欣慰的。

我觉得两个人的结合虽然不必勉强,但彼此若能多为对方想想,多为双方共同的利益努力比追求个人的安逸能使婚姻更和谐一些。

可话又说回来了,当路走到尽头还是分手的好,否则在一起也是一种折磨。

人心难测,世事难料,原来相爱的人会成仇人。其原因是什么,要说可能也说不清楚。两个人的事只有两个人自己最明白。

还是多从对方的立场上看看自己,可能会有帮助。

与您共勉。

bluecurrent 发表评论于
I thought She must be acted like a queen in home, dont repect her husband, he can endure just because of children, that is why he can say : I am not going to let that bitch ruin me for the next 30 years.”

Man want to be a king in his loved woman's heart!
noso 发表评论于
醉请风: being treated like a kid does not mean being taken care like a kid. There is a respect issue involved in it.
醉请风 发表评论于
If he doesn’t like the way she treats her, he should have talked to her and let her know his thoughts. If he did and didn't help much, then he would have divorced long time ago for his sake. Why wait till now. I guess somehow he still wants to be taken care in certain way until her replacement comes. Isn’t it fair?
noso 发表评论于
三色鹿: like your point.

豆沙小月饼: people change as time goes. : )
豆沙小月饼 发表评论于
我的问题是

结婚前,你的朋友应该就知道对方是怎样看待他对待他的。为什么被当成孩子照顾了这么多年,才想到要离婚。一开始是为了享受被照顾的感觉,慢慢被照顾就不够了,要被伺候...

症结在哪里,很难讲。

唯一肯定的是,无论哪一种选择,你的朋友看待的婚姻,双方都不是平等的。
三色鹿 发表评论于
This is only my point of view, in a marriage, character match is the key. If control and being control are not balanced in a family, the marriage form will be collapsed eventually, it's only a matter of time.
noso 发表评论于
Melly, you have made a great point. Right on the money! Thanks.
melly 发表评论于
It is not unusual. Men like being treated as a king, which gives them much confidence and vanity.This might be a kind of love men tend to believe. Most likely, men hate to be treated like a kid. This is still a men-dominant world. The concept of marriage is different between American culture and Chinese culture. Western people tend to follow their hearts instead of sacrifice themselves.Maybe this is much humane. Just my humble oppinion.
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