I like your writing style very much. Plain words with some philosophical thinking.
孤舟蓑笠翁50 发表评论于
I would agree completely if either party (or both) proceeded the divorce with no third party’s involvement – have some decency (if he has any :).
Otherwise, please don’t waist energy creating 冠冕堂皇的理由中伤对方 (like here the wife was just a woman with no spiritual taste and elegance etc.). 尽可借用“莫须有”啊. The energies saved can be used completely for the third party – isn’t it a win-win situation!
Good comments! If I continue it will be - Men will receive respect from their wives if they continue respect their wives. The respect should come from HEART (not making it as a must do task or even a task one has to do but not even willing to do) so the respect will be shown on daily communication and behavior or even a face expression. I believe Gold Rule will play.
We are so deeply in sin so we make it so hard to do. It’s not hard to respect friends, co-workers, etc but the person we know so well and we chose to be live in the same roof.
东北老蔫儿 发表评论于
回复anie的评论:
If is so true that tolerance is one of the key factor to keep the marriage going. And it is also so true that selfishlessness is the basic condition to make the tolerance possible. Yet, this must come from both sides otherwise one side will reach the tolerance threshood and start thinking about leaving.
I am not trying to be "pessimistic". Some times, one of the reason for a man to stay with problematic marriage is sex. Once he reaches certain point in his life when he no longer weights the sex as much as personal satisfactory at other fronts, the marriage is no longer an attraction.
Sorry for this "straight talk". It appears that some wives want to blaim the broken marriage on their husbands' unfaithfulness to the marriage. Yet I believe they should also realize that, as it is unblievable as it sounds, there are many men actually weight the marriage very heavily. But some want to get out so badly simply because they do not feel to be respected even though they have been trying so hard, selfishlessly, to respect their wives, yet do not get selfishless respect from the other half.
anie 发表评论于
I used to read an article some where saying that when women ask for divorce they may have different reasons men only have one reason that is he has an affair. It’s true for what I saw around me. I believe if Lao Zheng didn't have the new lover he would never ask for divorce. He survived for 20 year why not more?! Good couples are those who are willing to change themselves to match the other half. The result is that they will be changed to match each other. Danial Neal(I believe he is an inventor) was asked a question. What are the rules you live by? He answered: “…That and tolerance. It’s about listening to other people’s perspectives on problems and needs and being open to them, and being willing to change your point of view” Selfish person only see his or her needs and problem and can’t see other’s even the one lived together for years.
laojie 发表评论于
回复SunDiego的评论:"or a satisfying spirit?" -- Based on this story, do you really believe that Lao-Zheng is after a "satifying spirit"? If you are a woman, you don't know men; if you are a man, you don't know yourself (I assume you are honest).
Good point but what's more important, a clean floor or a satisfying spirit? I think at different stage people value them differently. Yes I am pretty sure 老郑 miss the clean floor but as long as he can tolerate a dirtier floor, everything will be good.