Beauty Finance

Author: Peng Zhenwu
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Publish Date: 2006-10-01
Features: Life under the same roof has made some women suffer from "marital fatigue." Under the flowers and moon, they meet at dusk; they whisper softly, their love words endless; youth collides, they fall in love and rely on each other. This is just the beginning and bud of love, marriage, and family life—it is not the whole story. Marriage life is inherently mundane, ordinary, and peaceful, just like the alternation of day and night in time, repeating itself year after year, day after day. If one wishes for their marriage and family life to change, to have different colors, and new feelings, then one must constantly create, manage, and invest. However, after youth, romance, and search, when a legal document fixes their two-person world, some become lazy, numb, and reluctant to do household chores, indifferent to their partner, and tire of the daily life at home. The romantic atmosphere disappears, the youthful impulse vanishes, and the passionate emotions are gone. In daily life, some men and women are completely different before and after marriage. Some men, seemingly strong before marriage, become gentle, considerate, and diligent in the presence of the woman they love. Women, blinded by love, prefer such men—they feel so good being pampered and cared for! But such men either quickly switch roles after the wedding, going from a "slave" to a "general," or continue to spoil and pamper their wives but always reveal a "little man's" sourness in public and private. Of course, such men will only be good "nannies" in their entire lives and never become strong, upright men. There are also some women who, before marriage, seem gentle, well-mannered, and charming. But in the marriage and family life stripped of its gloss, they become cunning, harsh, and tyrannical, like a shrew who curses in the street or a money-loving miser. Of course, the () image before marriage disappears, leaving only a messy "bird's nest" on their head. Family life is called life precisely because it is mundane and (). It revolves around cooking oil, salt, vinegar, and tea. There is no suspense of men chasing women or who the flowers fall on, and the veil of male and female intimacy is completely stripped away. The lingering vows of love, the foolish words, and the endless longing are replaced by endless trivial talk, and silence becomes the reason for having nothing to say. The mundane life and family chores dilute the coffee of love with water, while the long-term close cohabitation exposes the inherent flaws of men and women. Thus, women become dissatisfied with their married men: those who are unsuccessful in their careers or lack advancement are often compared to high-ranking officials or wealthy individuals among neighbors, friends, classmates, and comrades, becoming "ignorant wine and food bags"; those who succeed in their careers or advance in their careers are often compared to "family male nannies," becoming "wild men" who don't care about home, love home, or come home. "All men are no good," this...