Powder Love Lady

Author: Zhang Mengqi
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: Marriage is a tough battle. Money needs to be earned, the house needs to be managed, and children need to be taught. A wife who can take care of herself, care for her family, raise her children, yet still prioritize self-fulfillment, is the perfect partner for marriage. Such a wife is worth a hundredfold love. People may not grow with age, but they certainly change. As you change, so does your wife, and so should your definition of love. If you're no longer the (white horse knight), why do you still demand that your wife remain a (snowwhite)? Many women fear that once their beauty and good figure fade, so will their love. This is why the beauty, plastic surgery, and weight loss industries are so booming. True love between spouses can easily accept each other's imperfections. When you truly love your wife, you'll care less about the wrinkles that have appeared on the body you've grown accustomed to and the extra belly fat. Wrinkles and fat don't appear overnight; they develop gradually. True love allows you to overlook these imperfections. Moreover, don't you have wrinkles on your own face or belly fat?
An article from the U.S. magazine Psychology Today once conducted a survey of 351 married couples who had been together for over ten years (300 of whom claimed their marriages were happy). The unexpected results revealed that the two most commonly cited factors in maintaining their marriage were: "He/She is my best friend" and "I like my partner's personality." The other top ten reasons included "My partner is becoming more interesting" and "We laugh together." Surprisingly, "sexual harmony" was ranked as the twelfth reason for men and the fourteenth for women. Sex is an important factor in attracting men and women, but to maintain a romantic and intimate marital relationship in the long term, it must rely on the friendship of liking each other.
Zhang Mengqi was born in 1960 and graduated from National Chung Hsing University with a degree in law. He worked as a media reporter for ten years, covering various fields such as politics, economy, securities, society, and consumer affairs. He has written books like Hongyuan Storm Files, How to Deal with Journalists, The Tyrant Husband at Home, and Praise My Wife. Currently, he is the head of the political section in the news department of the Dading News Channel. He has been a full-time stay-at-home husband for three years and a part-time reporter for ten years.
Praise My Wife was actually a wedding anniversary gift from a man who had been married for ten years to his wife. Dating was easy, but writing a book about marriage after ten years was much harder. In modern society, people are easily distracted, and marriage is increasingly precarious. Zhang Mengqi remained steadfast and shared his insights on marriage. There is no magic formula for a happy marriage—only "heartfelt effort."