"Hand-in-Hand”–The Romance of a Life Time
Written by Serena Wang, translated by Eugene Wu
The great British thinker Bertrand Russell and Alys Pearsall mith got married after a long and romantic courtship. One day years later while he was riding on a bicycle in the country side, it suddenly dawned on him that he was no longer in love with her. So one afternoon he stood up from his...
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Looking for A Dream Lover
Written by Serena Wang, Translated by Eugene Wu
Who is an ideal dream lover?
What unique qualities should your dream lover possess? What kind of person would make a good lover? What kind of person would make a dream lover who would be your life-long companion?
According to an online survey conducted by Job Seekers (www.51job.com), the top...
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Don’t Rush to Say Good-bye: From “Tolerating” to “Enjoying” Married Life
Written by Serena Wang, Translated by Eugene Wu
Marriage is like a bird cage?
A 16th-century French philosopher Michel de Montaigne once said: “Marriage is like a cage; one sees the birds outside desperate to get in, and those inside desperate to get out.” Someone later on added: “Thus, there is an endless cycle of marriage and divorce.”...
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Dating - What It Is All About?
Written by Serena Wang, translated by Eugene Wu
Several months ago I was invited by the Sichuan University of Finance and Economics and the Sichuan University of Nationalities to conduct a seminar on “Setting Boundaries in Dating”. The purpose of the seminar was to provide an opportunity for dialog and reflection with the participants,...
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Why Are We Getting Divorced?
In our modern society, one in every two marriages ends up in divorce. Factors that can breakup a marriage include having extramarital affairs, arguments and complaints, and simply just too much nonsense. Is losing our freedom the ultimate cost of marriage? Many of us desire to spend the rest of our lives with our partner. Marriage is...
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The Art of Couple’s Relationship
Are You a Codfish or a Catfish?
According to sources, there are some people in the fishing business who regularly transport live codfish from Boston across the country for sale. They found that because of the distance traveled, the codfish were almost unconscious by the time they reached their destination. These businessmen were pretty...
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Boundaries in Marriage
The latest statistics reported by the Ministry of Civil Administration indicates that there is an average of 4,000 divorce cases a day in China. For the past two years, divorce has increased 20 percent annually. In the United States, divorce rate is more than 50 percent. There are no statistics showing the rate of divorce among Chinese living...
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