Staying in marriage
Anna: Hey! Have you heard about it that our gentle
and rich friend, Lisa, has altered her will?
Sheila:
No! I have no idea about that, but I heard that her husband formed a
habit macking with the hot women. It’s not unusual for him to get laid. She knows as we do.
Anna: It is said that her husband doesn’t feel anything toward Lisa anymore. I’m
guessing one of the reasons might be he is junior to her by ten years. The worst
is that he had a vasectomy had without informing her of that until she
found the tab for the surgery. He surely lives the happy-go-lucky life and
takes it for granted.
the divorce case goes to the court even though the custody of young children
is not determined by which parent who has the most money. I think it
depends, sometimes on the ability of making money, raising their children or
some other benefits to the children.
Anna: She hasn’t had a job to support herself
and her children, but she received properties and money by inheritance from her parents. She doesn’t have to worry
about money issue at all. She can prove that she is able to lead to a luxurious
live with her children and she is the one to look after her children all the
time. That can win her the custody.
Sheila: But, it’s said that she still wants to
stay in marriage even though her brother and sisters, trying to help her make a
decision, are divided into smacking around and just ending marriage quickly. She seems still
reluctant to make her own decision. Some of her friends said she is feeble-minded. But, we can image how difficult it is for her to talk about a divorce when she
is pushing fifty. It’s unfair anyway. At least she modified her will.
Anna:
The saddest part is she has children ranging in age from five to thirteen
years
old and her husband clings obstinately husband to lives of wealth and self indulgence.
old and her husband clings obstinately husband to lives of wealth and self indulgence.
Anna: Yeah, we should. BTW, are you coming for the
next week’s gathering with our college friends?
Sheila:
I can’t make it because I need to visit my mother. Could I take a rain check?
Anna:
Sure!A men-dominated society
It seems true for a
woman that finding a suitable marriage partner is much more important than pursuing
a career. Women are required to be marriageable. The final destiny of a woman
seems to marry off. In a marriage, her family is also considered the priority
over her own career.
You might shake your
head, but don’t you reckon that the majority of women themselves believe that
marriage and motherhood are central to life involvement? Why women? Not men?
The reason is Chinese
culture has a strong influence on Taiwanese people in a democratic society. The
existence of long-standing cultural roots still exhibits a systematic bias
against women one way or another. Women and men are expected to behave
differently.
Therefore, men are
expected to be career-oriented, but not women. For men, getting advanced
degrees means a ticket to a higher position and gaining social status. However,
married women can get their status from their husband. Surely, men are breadwinners, but women only earn a supplementary income for
their family people believe. On the contrary, women are expected to raise their
children and look after their family, as a caregiver. Therefore, there are many people in Taiwan who still believe that men take care
of everything outside the home and women deal with things within the home.
Have you heard of
a man who gives up his job to be a househusband? It’s the wife to quit her job if
needed even when the husband’s job is less-well paid and of lower status than hers.
There is one thing
to share with you. Please look at “Hillary
Clinton.” What happened
to her maiden name? Will she need to change her surname again if she divorces Mr. Clinton?
Luckily and mostly, a married
woman in Taiwan can keep her maiden name instead of adopting her husband’s
surname. Don’t you clap this wonder heartily?
Besides, in Taiwan here is a law which still entitles to a wife or a husband to sue her/his spouse when there is an evidence of his/her intercourse with the other woman/man for adultery, both of whom will be accused of committing a crime.
Besides, in Taiwan here is a law which still entitles to a wife or a husband to sue her/his spouse when there is an evidence of his/her intercourse with the other woman/man for adultery, both of whom will be accused of committing a crime.
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