marital differences between China and western countries
...al whilst the later more material. Towards marriage, the westerners always take it more seriously. Once got married, they would keep their promise to their husbands, or wives. Though they could be a little free and easy before marriage. The Chinese people serve a different case. They are always taking gracious masks with themselves, while cultivating “a second wife” outside their families. In this case, the toughest situation often goes to women. They are more dependent than men and more considerate for their children, if they have any. To keep the basic unit going as normal as it is, they will try to hide the secrets from their friends and relatives, weeping at bedroom alone. For men as well, some of them take it for granted that it shows their capability in either the material or the spiritual aspects. This might sad the whole nation. From the wedding ceremony can we have a glance of what the different customs the two nations are undertaking. It is quite common to vow in the ceremony of a Christian wedding: I, take … as my lawful wife, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, to love and to cherish,...