Shadow: Investigation of the marital status of third parties

Author: Zhao Xuelin
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Publish Date: 2000-09-01
Features: Marriage is like a fortress, those outside want to get in, and those inside want to get out. Due to the interference of a third party, what is the marital status of those who have left and then reentered marriage? The author conducts an in-depth investigation into the family lives of dozens of "third parties" and concludes that their happiness before marriage is the same, their bitterness after marriage is the same, and their eventual separation is almost the same. Since the mid-1990s, the divorce rate in major and medium-sized cities across China has remained high, with the proportion of divorces caused by extramarital affairs accounting for more than half of the total divorce rate. The "third-party phenomenon" not only poses a severe challenge to traditional gender relationships but also fundamentally undermines traditional moral norms, pushing more marriages and families into potential crises. The fact is, the vast majority of third parties go on to marry the individuals they have involved with after successfully causing their original partners to divorce. Few people pay attention to the quality of this marital group, as in people's perception, those who are involved with married men are usually successful individuals with wealth, power, status, titles, and talent.