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Posted by abvaas (22 days ago)
why do married men sleep around while at the same time saying they love their wife and will not break the marriage?
if they really do love their wife, why are they not being faithful?
please feedback, especially men..
(I am based in Hong Kong)
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Posted by ultratoad (22 days ago)
Because sex and love are two completely different things.
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Posted by My Hong Kong (22 days ago)
Personally, I dump on the spot every guy that cheats. If he comes back...well tough! No second chances.
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Posted by Hk guy? (22 days ago)
monogamy can be a tough thing to stay committed to, esp if you value having an exciting sex life. Perhaps esp for men. it is that simple really, plus mr toad is correct as well. of course you can choose to be monogamous anyway, certainly.
(I am based in Hong Kong)

Posted by portanier (21 days ago)
Irrational expectations in a world that is so full of assumed promises,especially in the media which continiously feeds us with expectatiions of a life which exists only in the movies.
Your premise that men should be faithfull is based on a similiar assumption that cats should not chase birds..............given the oppertunity every guy will chase , with the risk of being accused of being a biggot,just look around at what the media sells.................full of promises which fail to live up to expectations no wonder men are so confused about their role in society.
Here's another with the risk of upsetting you but in the future there will be a consenssus based or a "marrage contract" which stipulates that all marriages should last for for about ten years( you can opt out) but that would be accepted as the norm.
Our perception of values need to change.
No wonder the world is full of confused emasculated men.
Like an old broken record here again is my sermon.........live for today,don't take things to seriously,think of the past events that worried you so and now you can hardly remember them.
And for ever and ad infinitum men will sleep around if they can.
lee du ploy
(I am based in Hong Kong)

Posted by Loyd Grossman is Miss Venezuela (21 days ago)
He says it because it is true. Love and sex are completely separate. To him, sex is probably like a gym work-out and has no more meaning.
(I am based in Hong Kong)

Posted by gzwife (21 days ago)
I am married to a Hong Kong man for the last 10 years. I left my home, my family, my life and my family business to be with him. Over the last 10 years, I have found condoms, sex toys, men's sex drinks, business cards with contacts of people who sell "flowers"
I came to this part of the world as a very niave Christian girl who thought that if you looked long and hard enough, you will find that one person who will love you and treat you like a person.
I learnt a hard and tough lesson about life.
I got the courage and followed my husband and his friend one day and caught them lying to me. I took pictures and that night, sat down with him and my family to talk about divorce. He got the shock of his life.
I still wonder why the shock from my husband if he was cheating on me for so long. I found all these clues which he lied and covered up each one. I even called his friend for verification who helped him at all times to cover his ass.
I sat down several times with my husband to ask him if there was anyone else- which he denied, I cried and told him that I hate him and I blew the hell up at other times. Yet at none of these times did he feel bad or did he ever stop seeing his mistress and prostitutes. I even got hpv from him which he denied as he had no symptoms (HPV can be passed on with the host having no symptoms at all)
My question to my husband as to why did he cheat on me if he claimed that he loved me? Becuase he was greedy and all his friends was doing the same thing. It was the norm to lie and cheat on your wife. They would even give each other advice on what to do and how to throw your wife off track by making her feel guilty. Every man he knew did this for years without their wives knowing.
They would get together to tell takes of all their conqests and about what they were able to do with these willing little China girls for a few hundred yuan. They also believed that these girls enjoyed the sex and thought that they were great.
Why did my husband stop? Not becuase I cried or I caught him nor because I quarreled with him. That is what was expected and all the men already gave each other advice on how to deal with this situation
My husband stopped because he realised the mistress left him because the money was not enough and because I took a stand and was willing to leave him and take the children. By the grace of God, I got my redemption.
Love and Sex are 2 completely differently things for men. It is true and especially so IF YOU CAN GET AWAY WITH IT. It will not hurt a man to see if wife in pain as they think you will get over it. Men who do this love themselves more than their wives and think that a wife's place is in the home but when walk outside, they are single.
If you do divorce, my advice is to talk half. ( Put down in a book, all bank accounts, all info on real estate stocks, passwords of credit cards etc.) The other half that you cannot get, set it on fire. Watch and see if there is any girl who will run after your husband if he has no money.
I hope every woman who reads this can get some strength and can do something to change their life and not let your husband take total and merciless advantage of them. May God have mercy on all these adulterous men and let justice prevail
(I am based in Guangzhou)

Posted by abvaas (21 days ago)
if love and sex are completely two different things for men..or even like a "gym work out" for them, does that mean they don't have feelings for them?
if he keeps seeing the same mistress, i always think he will eventually has feelings for her, and it's no longer "no meaning" or a "gym workout", isn't that so?
gzwife, you forgive your husband in the end? the trust is broken, once unfaithful, they'll always remain unfaithful, isn't?
(I am based in Hong Kong)
Posted by Loyd Grossman is Miss Venezuela (20 days ago)
Abvaas. yes, everyone has feelings but I'm talking about the actual sexual act and the importance attached to it. The other inconvenient truth about all this is that a man can move on and set up a new family in a very short space of time. Agree with GZ wife. Ladies should just expect the worse in this part of the world and make sure they don't lose out financially. Having said that, decent men do exist.
(I am based in Hong Kong)
Posted by Loyd Grossman is Miss Venezuela (20 days ago)
Gzwife. You were a bit naive. Think back to your school days. Who was casuing the most trouble, the boys or the girls? As a general rule of thumb, boys/men will do what they can get away with. If the penalty for adultery were stoning/castration, like Saudi Arabia, there would probably be a fall in men cheating on their wives. If you want the guy to stop fooling around, there needs to be massive - preferably painful - deterrent hanging over him. Eternal damnation is not enough of a threat.
(I am based in Hong Kong)
Posted by woods99 (20 days ago)
What does the behaviour of schoolkids prove? Surely we are talking about the behaviour of mature adults.
A man who is in a serious relationship should be able to keep his dick in his pants. If he cannot, he deserves to be kicked out of that relationship.
(I am based in Hong Kong)
Posted by Loyd Grossman is Miss Venezuela (20 days ago)
It gives some indication of behavioural tendancies of the different sexes before they conform to social norms. I'm not saying he doesn't deserve to be kicked out, just saying that if the opportunity presents itself (and there is little chance of being found out), then the majority of men would take the plunge. Obviously no firm figures but judging from all the guys I know, I would put it around high 60s to 70% conservatively. Not being a woman, I can't speak for women.
(I am based in Hong Kong)
Posted by veebabe (20 days ago)
yes, its true, for men, love and sex are 2 different things; they can even keep a mistress for life and not be in love with them. Because for a real man, their duty and the people they love most are still the woman they DECIDED to marry and have kids with. But yes, we women just cannot take the cheating, because we are emotional creatures and when we do have sex, its always for love.
Most asian women who wanted to keep family life intact and stay married for financial reasons and for the children will act dumb, or dispel thoughts (even when proven) that their husbands are cheating on them. They get no stres out of it, they maintain happiness, use husband's money to go shopping, have the family intact. The worse thing a man can do to his wife is when he cheats, and abuse his wife physically or emotionally, plus cannot even provide financial support.
(I am based in Shanghai)
Posted by Amparo Kia (20 days ago)
perhaps women, starting today, should treat love and sex separately and begin to enjoy a happy married/sex life with whoever they want.
All these reasoning of men consider love and sex two different issues is totally BS to me. When the wives start sleeping around with male prostitutes/toy boys as a kind of stress relieve, really interesting to know how these husbands react.
Woods, i second your opinion.
(I am based in Hong Kong)
Posted by punter (20 days ago)
Amparo Kia, many women have tried doing that with disastrous results.
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Posted by gzwife (20 days ago)
You know Ampora, it such a strange thing with men- after this incident- I lost weight, took care of myself, stop working long hours in the business and started going out more with my friends: my husband is shaking.
He thinks that I may take revenge on his and do the same. I dont ever deny it and it keeps him on edge and he seems to be behaving himself. It seems they need that kind of challenge to assist them to be a good boy and to be loyal to their family.
(I am based in Guangzhou)
Posted by Hk guy? (20 days ago)
GZ wife you need a bit of strange, imho.
(I am based in Hong Kong)
Posted by gzwife (20 days ago)
HK guy, you will be strange if you went through what I went through.
After all of this, I have the strength to destroy anyone who tries to do this to me again. My husband whom is supposed to protect and love me has made me tough and bitter.
My husband had replaced me with money hungry whores. He preferred to spend his money and time with them than with a wife who loved him and is loyal to him and who never made money demands on him.
How would you turn out if this was done to you?
(I am based in Guangzhou)
Posted by Amparo Kia (19 days ago)
Punter, of course if the wife still wants to keep the marriage, she would not take this route. For me, a husband who sleeps around with whores is useless to me, I can earn my own living and I really don't need this kind of stress, i rather have my dignity than be treated like s**t. So the marriage is basically collapse anyway, let the husband have a feel what it is like being betrayed. After all sleeping with the same man for 10 years, 20 years is kind of boring, wives do not play around out of respect and love for the husband, and should be treated the same.
GZwife, good for you, stay strong and look after yourself and enjoy your life. Some men are just not worth wasting time for.
(I am based in Hong Kong)

Posted by gzwife (19 days ago)
Thanks Ampora. I hope that it is not too late for other women. Take control of your situation and dont let your husband send you on a guilt trip. Remember, the single married men's club that they are in will teach them all the tricks on how to cover up and how to lie.
Get evidence and stand firm and he will tremble becuase he knows that you won't budge and not going to fall for his lies. You will need to take a chance or else your situation will never change.
If he leaves you, you know your marriage will never stand or work. Let this door close, so that another one will open.
Situations like this do not change unless the men have dire consequences. Wives let them get away with too much becuase they think of the family and the kids and the men know this and take full advantage of this.
If these men know that you will post their picture of them and thier mistress all over the internet for their workmates and family to see, they will consider what they are doing twice.
Good luck to all and hope that God will help you.
(I am based in Guangzhou)

Posted by Hk guy? (19 days ago)
GZwife sorry I meant it sounded like you should go and have sex with someone else. it might help. You're obviously still pissed off in a big way-- and dont blame you for that. you can try counseling too if you wish. but it seems like the rage would be hard to live with long term. good luck!!
(I am based in Hong Kong)

Posted by gzwife (19 days ago)
HK guy, no hard feelings from me. Yes, I am absolutely angry becuase of all that I have done for my husband and no consideration was given back to me. If a man knew that his wife was cheating on him, he would most likely divorce her immediately and call her a whore (not counting the fact that the husband is the one who really liked whores in the first place)
Sleeping around seems very much like a good idea as my heart is gone but in the end I know that this will not help the situation. It will give my husband ammunition and an excuse to say that I was also cheating on him. When I leave him, I want him to be the only guilty party and the only reason why the family is broken. It is possible it may not affect him but it is possible that people will see right through him for what he really did.
I would like you men to understand what you put your wives through for a selfish screw. It is the most devastating thing you can do for a woman. When you do that you take away a person's confidence, their self esteem and their heart.
If you like to sleep around, then dont get married and you will not destroy so many people's lives.
p.s. I am currently going conseling but it is so much to take in. I dont know when my anger will die.
(I am based in Guangzhou)

Posted by tpol (19 days ago)
gzwife, I would advise for yourself not to sleep around.
If you do divorce, he could use that against you and custody of the children.
(I am based in Hong Kong)

Posted by olivo08 (19 days ago)
funny coincidence that just the other day on tv was this movie "fatal attraction".. if you think about it, who's the loser in all that story? everybody but the one who actually screwed this other woman: the "other woman", - was she that wrong to have had feelings for this guy? was she that wrong to have insisted and fought for her feelings and dignity, of being treated not like piece of s..t? did she deserve to die? Typical american mainstream value ie the family, and the movie actually misled the audience to believe that it was this other woman's fault that she wanted to ruin a family.. but if think about it, - is it really?
then came the wife, - the movie seemed to be with a happy ending, but can she forget what had happened ie her husband slept with another woman? would she not have trust issue with the husband, - i know i would, for a longgg time; and what suffered for her self esteem, recoverable?
yet the only one who did not have to pay was the one who should be held responsible..
exactly, selfish screw..
(I am based in Beijing)

Posted by esoteric (19 days ago)
excellent post olivo08
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Posted by Wiz Bang (19 days ago)
let me get this straight
is tpol saying that a man can sleep around and not be be liable when the wife divorces him?
but it is the other way around i.e. as tpol say when a woman sleeps around, the husband could use that against her and custody of the children.
why the double standard?
(I am based in Hong Kong)
Posted by evianjune (18 days ago)
(I am based in Beijing)
Posted by olivo08 (18 days ago)
thank you esoteric
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Posted by tpol (18 days ago)
Wiz Bang,
No. My point is that She is 1 up on that front. If she sleeps with someone else, then it becomes 1-1.
Therefore, she loses an advantage.
(I am based in Hong Kong)
Posted by gzwife (18 days ago)
That's correct tpol. I came from a broken family so I learnt a thing or 2.
When I caught my husband, he immediately said that he did this becuase he thought I was cheating on him also.
I was always home every night from work before 6 to be with my children but this was the initial excuse he used to throw me off track. Would you believe his friends called him and gave him all these ideas on how to deny the cheating?
Anyway, in the end when he could not prove my infidelity, he felt really bad and guilty as all fingers was pointing to him.
I can always get sex after the divorce proceedings and alimony payments. Play your cards right.
(I am based in Guangzhou)
Posted by esoteric (17 days ago)
The fact that he accused you of cheating too when he was caught to throw you off track speaks volumes of his character. It is lower than simple cheating. He is a manipulator and liar.
Glad he felt bad and guilty finally.
What are you going to do?
(I am based in Hong Kong)
Posted by Dr Strangelove (17 days ago)
One poster has said "My husband had replaced me with money hungry whores".
A couple of days later the same poster says "I can always get sex after the divorce proceedings and alimony payments. Play your cards right".
Hmmm. Interesting. Not a criticism - just something that leaped out from the page. It may also surprise you that in most jurisdictions divorce is 'without fault'. It will not influence the financial outcome. Courts do not penalize the adulterous party. There is no 'guilty' party.
(I am based in Hong Kong)
Posted by tpol (17 days ago)
Dr Strangelove,
We're talking about Faith and loyalty here are we not?
So there's no problems with sex after divorce.
So when they discuss the issue of custody of the children, would the adulterous part come into play?
(I am based in Hong Kong)

Posted by Dr Strangelove (17 days ago)
tpol, there was a certain irony in the comment about dismissing a son-to-be ex's female acquaintancies as being money hungry and then going on to mention alimony. I certainly read it that way.
Adultery by either party is unlikely to influence the Court's decision as to who gets Custody of children. The Court will look at who is currently and who has been the primary carer of the children. Nobody cares who the adulterous party is - it is largely irrelevant in divorce. It's purely an emotional issue between the parties and of no interest to lawyers. Lawyers have heard it all before and most of it goes in one ear and out the other. It will not affect custody or asset spilt. Divorce is 'no fault' in most jurisdictions. Plenty of primary carers in the US or UK have committed adultery but have kept custody of the children. Most couples sort out custody issues between themselves including contact by the non-resident parent and maintenance payments. Only a small percentage of such cases go to Court. In any case, no divorce can proceed unless a suitable Statement of Arrangements has been agreed for the children. By the time the court dissolves the marriage the issue of custody has normally been resolved.
(I am based in Hong Kong)

Posted by tutorjoanna (16 days ago)
can be many reasons.
1) Divorce is costly
2) kids
3) they love their wives but there is no more sex in the marriage
4) they want someone that is a trophy in terms of social background as a wife but someone that is more attractive as a mistress
5) or they could be just saying that so that you won't cling onto them looking for anything serious
(I am based in Hong Kong)

Posted by gzwife (16 days ago)
Dr Stangelove, I assume you are a man?
If it is that my marriage breaks up becuase of the money hungry whores, then I would treat my husband just like they would treat him and take him for every cent I can get in the divorce proceedings. Maybe then he would appreciate me because he sure did not appreciate honestly and loyalty. You like to live by the sword, then die by the sword.
Although most countries settle matrimonial property at 50% for each person, I understand that in Hong Kong the courts can award a woman up to 75% depending on the reasons.
I have also been through my parent's divorce as a child and seen it happen to other people as an adult. Although most of the times, the courts do not look at infidelity in matrimonial settlements, they may consider this in terms of custody and visitational rights with regards to the other parent.
I would not take a chance with my children after I saw how things played out in my past. There is no 100% gaurantee that the court's final decision will be in your favour and you will be entagled in long battles for your rights and the rights of your children. For me, I would play my cards right and take the safest route out. Divorce can be long and stressfull when you have so many factors at play.
(I am based in Guangzhou)

Posted by Darrenc2000 (15 days ago)
I think the question should be Why are girls so slutty nowadays? I consider myself very faithful but its just so hard to believe how many girls are approaching me even if i told them i have a gf but i guess thats just how it is. As much as guys cheat i believe the same amount of girls are doing the same thing out there. So its just the person, I am glad afterall my faithfulness is worth it. Been out of the game for too long, so maybe you are just refering to those who haven't really enjoy the single life and get committed on their first relationship. So not all men are like that and I am sure same goes to the girls.
(I am based in Guangzhou)
Posted by abvaas (15 days ago)
We have no kids and been married for a couple of years now. Yes, there are not much sparks in our sex anymore but that doesn't mean he can looks for other women to sleep with, isn't it? Is it really that hard to commit to monogamy?
darrenc2000, you are right. girls nowadays are so aggressive. I do not understand what are these 'girls' trying to get when they knew the guy is married already. Darrenc2000, how did you resisit when girls approach you? I don't think he will turn down any girls that approach him..
(I am based in Hong Kong)

Posted by gzwife (14 days ago)
Agree, the girls today are slutty. Money and a foreign passport is their ulterior motive. Have you not notice that the God in this society is money? Even the buddha that they pray to needs sacrifices of money for a good life in heaven.
The Chongqing girl who lives in the apartment opposite to me is on her 4th man in the four years I have been staying in this estate. Her current "boyfriend" is from Hong Kong and he frequents there every weekend and lives with her and her mother and daughter
I believe it is possible to keep the relationship monogamous by developing an open relationship with each other that is transparent with each other's activities. If the husband goes out with all this friends who are cheating to Wan Chai and not tell his wife, isn't it that he is leaving his options open to cheating? If it is that girls are coming on to you but you tell your wife/girlfriend about it, you would have reduced the chance to take the oppotunity? Once you do not take the 5 mins, it will not go into 15 mins and end up in 2 hours.
We at most time like to point the fingers at external sources as the reason for our wrong doings but as mature adults, we have the power to make the decision. I have never met or known a man who cheated on his wife becuase the slutty girl put a gun to his head. The final decision is up to the adult
The question I would like to ask is why is it that some men can stay faithful in the midst of massage parlors, foot massage, bars and just about any little China girl who would like the opportunity to freelance as a mistress and some men just break down and risk loosing everything they say that is important to them?
(I am based in Guangzhou)

Posted by Amparo Kia (14 days ago)
agreed with GZwife, "I have never met or known a man who cheated on his wife becuase the slutty girl put a gun to his head". At the end of the day, it is the man/woman who cheats should be hold liable for his/her action.
Whores sell sex and the men go for them to buy. As to girls nowadays being slutty, yeah, mostly because the society now has a much lower moral standard, i suppose, but then, they get slutty when they knew they can get their way...
(I am based in Hong Kong)
Posted by car_lover (14 days ago)
Y do some married men sleep around, it's because he is selfish and thinks that 1 women is not enough.
(I am based in Hong Kong)
Posted by magnolia_khan (14 days ago)
For all guys who justify cheating- lets see it the other way around, so you guys are so cool with your girlfriends/wives sleeping with that young gardener next door? WOW.
(I am based in Hong Kong)

Posted by gzwife (14 days ago)
It seems to me that married men are more prone to sleeping around as they are more secure fincially and emotionally. They now want something that will excite them as they have all that they need .
It also seems to be that they are more likely to pay for sex as they know these young woman may not look at them twice as they can get an even hotter man closer to their age. They need to use their money to their advantage. This also cuts the time that they need to take to woo the woman and reduces their chance of being let down as this will surely hurt their ego.
Their wives are at home looking after the kids and are less mobile which gives them an even greater advantage. Most of the time also, the wives have gained weight and dont look as good as their used to so they feel comfortable that they will not leave them as no one wants them. (I have even heard some men say this and you would not believe how ugly these men are themselves but becuase they have girls throwing themselves at them, they think that they are really hot stuff)
I believe a lot of cheaters are insecure little boys trying to prove to themselves and the world that they are a man.
(I am based in Guangzhou)

Posted by Loyd Grossman is Miss Venezuela (13 days ago)
Gzwife, I know you're upset but I think you are overanalysing this. On the whole men just want sex with as many women as possible - without getting burnt, and - preferably - without causing trouble. They're probably not out to prove themeselves and most don't believe they're God's gift to women. Of course they would hate it if their wives did the same things, but by the time they hit middle -age I suppose they're used to double-standards in life. If you are married, the advantage of a prostitute is that she isn't going to turn up at your door like a mistress might.
(I am based in Hong Kong)
Posted by My Hong Kong (13 days ago)
Ahhh Loyd Grossman is Miss Venezuela, what would we do without you in this forum? :)
(I am based in Hong Kong)
Posted by tpol (13 days ago)
Loyd is quite correct. As in nature, males seek to spread their seed as much as possible. It is society that promotes monogamy and somewhat against the nature of things.
Men will try their best, using their mental powers to conform to society, but they can be broken down. e.g. alcohol, lack of sex, unhappiness.
If society all of a sudden said that for 1 day, all males could forget monogamy and incur no wrath from their partners and can have sex as they wished, I'd bet a large percentage would do so.
It is the nature of the beast.
(I am based in Hong Kong)

Posted by gzwife (13 days ago)
Hello Lyod, it is true that a prostitute will not show up at our door but my husband did admit that it also cuts the time short as he does not need to spend extra money on a girl getting her flowers etc to get her into bed.
Also, in my husband's case and I am sure that it may happen to other family's also, the men get together to talk. When they get together to talk, the most interesting topic would be which massage parlor in Donguan will bathe you and then give you a hot and cold blow job. Or which massage you can have 2 or more girls bathing you and having sex with you at the same time or what acrobats they can do from a swing. for my husband's case, it was very much an ego booster as he would do this with his friends as a team. I have done tremendous research on this and what really goes on in China, it is so disgusting.
When they also talk among the men, they like to tell each other if the girl did in fact enjoyed the sex and if the girl thougth their dick was big or not. The talk gets very nasty you know. They like to show off among themselves kinda like school boys that never grow up as mentioned by a person earlier on this thread.
It is a nasty nasty world here.
So sorry to be so blatant but I want you wives to know what is going on.
(I am based in Guangzhou)

Posted by tpol (13 days ago)
boys will be boys
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Posted by foxmulder (13 days ago)
tpol and Miss V: bang on the nail. This is at the root of the difference between men and women: men are wired to have sex; women are wired to have babies. Yes, yes, a generalisation, but not a gross one. And, to have babies, what women need more than anything is security. Of course, mens' natural instinct to spread their seed is rather at odds with this. It is said that men think too often with the smaller of their two heads; that they think about sex every six seconds (actually, it's every four ). Well, yes, that is true. But we don't do it on purpose, so give us a break. The good news is that, eventually, Nature tells men it is time to "settle down" and perform the parent role instead of just the insemination role. This does not usually occur until a guy is in his mid-thirties. But even then, old habits die hard and, truth be told, man can easily be tempted. That said, most of us do resist the temptation. Some say that men are really simple creatures: all they need to be content is good food, good sex, and no nagging. Some truth in that.....
(I am based in Hong Kong)

Posted by My Hong Kong (13 days ago)
Women are the same actually...good food, good sex and a good man who is not constantly nagging about his need to spread his sperm.
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Posted by gzwife (13 days ago)
Thanks foxmulder for your honest reply. My husband confessed that the reason why he never stopped his cheating was becuase every man he knew was doing it for years -most of the times without their wives knowing. The wives who did knowt, did nothing about it and just suffered at home having to accept their situation. I was the only person that actually followed him and took pictures and asked for a divorce.
Even then, when we were in the midst of all of this, his friends would call him and warn him not to confess and to keep on f**king because he is a man and that is what men do. There is an old Cantonese saying that when at home, treat your wife good but when you walk out of the house, you are single and you can f**k anyone that you want becuase you are a man
The men that I know that are cheating are much older. It seems that this phenomenon here in China is between 40 to 70 yrs old. Just stand in frount of the Louis Vuitton store in Tsim Sha Tsui and see how many 60 yrs old Madarin speaking men walk in with 20 year olds. For sure these are not their wives.
I would also like to say that I do admire and respect those men in this forum who was faithful to their wives and girlfriends. This proves that there are good men out there and that there is some hope in life
Nagging is not a good female trait but I just would like to explain to men that women nag becuase they dont know what else to do when they are out of their comfort zone. They cannot fight back physically so they use their words to fight for them. Even action begets a reaction
(I am based in Guangzhou)

Posted by rainbow1980 (12 days ago)
Is this real all over the China or all over world ?
It makes me scare of marriage ...
(I am based in Shanghai)
Posted by p.mason (10 days ago)
Interesting conversation I had last night with a happily-married friend. I asked him: "How does a married man stay faithful" His immediate reply: "Mistresses".
(I am based in Hong Kong)
Posted by Loyd Grossman is Miss Venezuela (10 days ago)
Gzwife. Nagging is the worst possible thing. The best way to influence a guy is to say to him calmly and politely, 'This behaviour is not acceptable. If you continue, I shall leave you.' That way, he'll get the message straight away. If you nag, the guy will automatically switch off after a few sentences. He'll understand you are upset but he doesn't need for that detail to be reinforced 1,000 times over. It will also kill any love he may have for you - and kill it stone dead.
(I am based in Hong Kong)
Posted by foxmulder (10 days ago)
Absolutely agree with LG. Nagging is the worst thing a girl can do. However justified she may think it is. (Is nagging "the repetition of an unpalatable truth"?). So, ladies, if you want to drive a guy away, just nag him: success guaranteed. Oh, and P.Mason - my "interesting conversation" with a female friend last night: she has a friend whose husband got himself a girlfriend. Asked why, when everything (to her, at least) seems fine, he said: "Because she always says 'yes' and you always say 'no'".
(I am based in Hong Kong)

Posted by gzwife (10 days ago)
I have many a times sat down very calmly with my husband and asked him about the cheating and asked him what he wanted. He always always denied it and never stopped.
He only stopped becuase I caught him redhanded and I asked him for a divorce. Even if you do not nag, it does not mean your husband will stop unless you do something very drastic that can harm him. When things hurt you and your husband does not feel it, it may not stop him from cheating as it is such a great feeling.
I went out with some girlfriends the other night. One of my firends is so beautiful, she could be a model and has the body of a 20 yr old even after 2 children. She is a quiet girl and does not nag her husband but this man is screwing eveything that passes his way. He goes to sauna every night saying that his foot hurts but she knows better.
All sauna that service men provide sex. They bathe you and massage you, give you all kinds of bj such as the hot and cold technique- and anything else you want. If you can pay, you can get 2 or 3 girls to bathe you and massage you, virgins, children, and the list goes on.
Whenever my friend goes out, her husband calls her every 5 mins, freaks out if she misses his calls and comes to visit her unexpectedly to see what she is doing. He would even do this when he is also out in a bar with friends
Even in the face of a beautiful wife who does not nag, why why why????? When is it enough? Does a man have to die to stop cheating?
Nagging drives a man to cheat on his wife and cheating does not drive a woman away from her husband? Are we women really that scared and lack confidence that it shows and let men/husbands take advantage of us?
(I am based in Guangzhou)


Posted by waarkool (10 days ago)
Just joined this website and read interesting comments on this topic of cheating by men. I am a single Australian ABC who has been in HK two years and love it here. Although I have been in relationships with women since I was in my twenties, I never got married although was close on several occasions. In my opinion, men cheat not only because men can often dissassociate themselves between sex and emotions ( like dogs do) or just getting away from a nagging wife. I believe its because men are highly visual creatures and every time they see a pretty woman in the streets, they look admiringly at her. I can certainly understand why many attached men would think about having sex with attractive women they see in the streets. I have observed that although many men end up in relationships or marriages with very attractive women, these same men would sometimes, more often than not, cheat or run away with a less attractive woman. To be honest, many highly attractive women do not have an understanding on how to keep their men physically, emotionally and spiritually stimulated. Basically, I know men are very simple. We just want emotionally support and great sex. However, having learnt that many Hongkong and probably Mainland women are very traditional and never speak or learn about sexual techniques, its no wonder why men in this city often go to nightclubs or find professional women to seek pleasure. I am afraid that despite the stigma attached to women who provide sexual services in this city, its these women who have honed their skills enough to have willing male clients. I know my comments might be provocative but I really think that amongst other things, that women have to be quite sexually adventurous, open-minded and willing to learn about sexual techniques that are competitive with the professionals. It was a culture shock for me to arrive in HK ( even though I have a chinese background) to find that there are many women in HK who enjoy preying on married men. I found out that some women ( especially aspiring actresses) would target another married actor and attempt to seduce him away from his wife. The fact that this does work only means something. That being beautiful, charming, rich and pure doesnt always work. I know that when men havent tried some new sexual fetishes, that they will want to try. However, if their partner is very traditional and nonadventurous, the man would be highly tempted to seek new pleasure elsewhere. Whilst I was single and had enjoyed some casual encounters along with having some fun in fetish activities, I now dont have to seek out different women nor different activities. I believe most men dont have the opportunity to test their sexual cravings so they tend to try different types of women in order to test. However, what most men fail to realise is that the attitude to sex is all in the mind and not physical. Once a man understands this phylosophy, thats when men will begin to realise that casual sex cheating on their partners is actually not exciting as great sexual adventures with their wives and girlfriends. i know many people reading this would be quite offended but its my experience.
(I am based in Hong Kong)

Posted by tpol (10 days ago)
gzwife, I would guess the answer would be:
Men are like new puppy dogs in regards to sex. Very curious and although initially they are hesitant to try, if the other women persists, they will eventually break the man's moral defenses down.
(I am based in Hong Kong)
Posted by gzwife (10 days ago)
tpol, an observation- men have the power to rule the world, make million dollar financial decisions and move mountains but are powerless at the sight of a willing slut p***y????
warkool, please explain what does it take to make men happy and faithful?
(I am based in Guangzhou)
Posted by sleepnaked (10 days ago)
Warkool - Are you Sting ??
(I am based in Hong Kong)
Posted by tpol (10 days ago)
gzwife - ala Bill Clinton
(I am based in Hong Kong)

Posted by waarkool (10 days ago)
sleepnaked- I am not STING lol.
gzwife- I would like to think I could give you a simple answer to your question on how to make a man both happy and faithful but unfortunately its more complex than that. Since my arrival in HK about two years ago, I have noticed that despite sexual services freely available around, I think that sexual activities between most married locals would be somewhat retarded by time poor couples and perhaps the lack of privacy in very small living quarters around the city. I have done some research and found that local women never talk amongst their girlfriends what perhaps western women do, e.g. Sex in the City. Assuming that local Chinese women dont talk sex to their girlfriends and certainly never bring the topic with their men, then I assume that neither party talks much about exploring different ways to enjoy each other. I understand the reasons why men both in Hongkong, China and elsewhere might think they need to cheat on their wives and girlfriends. Its about thinking they need to have variety and spice to their sex lives. However, I regret to say that what men might find attractive in a woman doesnt always transcend to fantastic sex with someone unknown. To answer your question bluntly, I think that the main target is to keep a man happy and faithful rather than reverse a man who is already unhappy and almost always unfaithful. From a man's point of view, a happy man dosent need a possesive or jealous woman who wants to know where he is every moment of the day. Although a good relationship is not all about sex, it really helps tremendously if both partners are open-minded and uninhibited towards sexual activities. Unfortunately, this might still not help as historically, Chinese men are meant to have mistresses and girlfriends because in the past, the Emperor showed his importance with his display of concubines and wives. Quite simply, a man wants to feel most loved emotionally and then not having to feel that his partner has stopped her enjoyment in sex and merely not show interest. I would be most surprised to hear from any woman who has regular and fantastic sexual activities with her husband and he still goes out to cheat on her.
(I am based in Hong Kong)

Posted by esoteric (9 days ago)
>There is an old Cantonese saying that when at home, treat your wife good but when you walk out of the house, you are single and you can f**k anyone that you want becuase you are a man
ha ha can you give us the saying in Cantonese, I would love to hear it
(I am based in Hong Kong)
Posted by esoteric (9 days ago)
>men have the power to rule the world, make million dollar financial decisions and move mountains but are powerless at the sight of a willing slut p***y????
Classic! I am going to use this sentence verbatim next time.
(I am based in Hong Kong)

Posted by gzwife (8 days ago)
Esoteric, glad you like my sayings. I least I am making someone happy.
Sorry but dont know how to write the pinyin in Cantonese but I learnt this lesson the hard way. My husband's best friend and partner in crime had a long talk with my mother to complain about me. The best friend told my mother that I am being rediculous and always checking up on my husband. I should understand that my husband will treat me good but once he walks out of the house, he is a man and can f**k anyone he wants. If I continue to check up on my husband, he promises my mom that my husband will divorce me.
So I decided to have sex with this best friend to see what kind of friend he really was but I could not go through with it. This guy was short, fat, ugly and bald (and he thinks that he is God's gift to women as he claims all women -that he pays to have sex- really enjoy being with him) He is extremely revolting so I really need to understand the mindset of prostitutes who can only focus on the money and not get disgusted at the men that they have to screw.
My conclusion, if you really really want to hurt your husband, try his best friend who is helping him cheat. Chances are they would be willing to sleep with you. My husband best friend slept with so many of his friend's wives and they are still good friends with him. They have no idea. You see how nasty things gets with married men? They are even worse than single men
warkool, thanks for your insight. I did realise that it may be probably my fault that I did not enjoy sex as much but then I was so tired from children, work and household chores. You know I even have to write a list of thing my husband needs to do in his business everyday for him to follow. Dont do that anymore
I tried to be more adventerous in sex but my husband will not do it with me. He is afraid that I like sex too much and I look for someone else. Again another double standard.
It seems then that men may cheat for any number of reasons. If men think a marriage is based on exciting sex and how you look, then most marriages are in trouble becuase the next good looking thing that comes means disaster.
We women should think about basing the marriage on money like the prosititutes, then we should go to the next man with more money or better position in society. Men spend a tantamous amount of time on their mistresses to get them gifts and make them happy as they know that these women will leave them at anytime if they get bad treatment or not enough money as this relationship is based on money. Funny they dont spend that money or time with their wives as they know they have you in the bag.
Too bad I stayed with my husband when he lost all his money in his business and even loaned him money but he could not stay with me when I gained weight after having 2 kids for him.
To answer some of the other ladies questions, I am going home by myself for a while to think, clear my mind, pray and get myself together and most importantly talk to my lawyer.
Abvaas, your age old question may never have a single answer. Men will cheat when given the chance. There seems that nothing will stop them if they want to. The point is what do we women do now after devoting so much time and energy to one person who actually hold our lives and our children's lives in their hands and have it destoyed for someone they say that dont even care for?
(I am based in Guangzhou)

Posted by esoteric (8 days ago)
Gzwife, all the best to you and for your move. At least in other countries men behave better (maybe only due to less temptation) but I hope you find a man who respects you and treats you well.
I think men sleeping around is related to the old hunting instinct and woman is like the kill he is proud of and wants to show his mates and proove his manhood. Maybe if he doesn't do enough before he is married (eg ugly computer dork) then it is still unfulfilled desire in him which is tempted and released when he hits HK and opportunity opens for him.
Incidentally, I knew some prostitutes years ago and they loathed men as a species so in no way are they immune to disgust. Their favourite position was doggy style as they couldn't see the guy's face. Keep that in mind for your husband's best friend next time. Just kidding. Don't lower yourself.
(I am based in Hong Kong)

Posted by mrsensible (7 days ago)
This is how it is. We are young and in love and we start out with the best of intentions. We really mean those wedding vows. But, except for a lucky minority, we feel we want more. And its not only men of course, many women are the same. So we shouldn't feel guilty because we have a normal human nature. For those who have been brought up as Christians it leads to a real conflict. Well, I do not condone those who visit hookers on every occasion, and who lie and cheat all the time, but are a few descreet encounters really so shameful? How to do this without threatening the marraige is the problem. And it goes both ways. Ladies can also play away now and again. I do not think words like "cheaters" and the rest help. Can we not be more grown up about it and open minded? We cannot be owned by another human being. There is a very interesting book on how we think about this subject called Marriage and morals By Bertrand Russell, iuf anybody wishes to think about this subject more seriously.
(I am based in Hong Kong)

Posted by tpol (7 days ago)
"We women should think about basing the marriage on money like the prosititutes, then we should go to the next man with more money or better position in society. "
Isn't that what the majority of all animals do in the wild?
(I am based in Hong Kong)
Posted by Taunton (7 days ago)
didnt know money and prostitues exist in animal world. learn something every day
(I am based in Hong Kong)

Posted by gzwife (7 days ago)
For me, the cheating is horrible but even more horrible is that the trust and honesty that you THINK you have with your husband is broken. It's what the cheating means to me- I am not pretty enough, not good enough, not worth it- a prostitute is worth more of my husband's time and money than my time and devotion, my worth is lower than a prostitute, no matter what I do or how I look - there is always someone better than me that my husband prefers. It means that the mistress that my husband takes so much time and energy to hide from me and does not love: - gets money, gifts and to go out and have fun with him. I get the his laundry to clean, to take care of him when he is sick and to make his favourite meals! Yippie for me!
This is the person who you are supposed to trust or depend on out of everyone else who fails you. The day that you find out that you cannot trust your husband, will be the saddest day of your life.
I married my husband for love and devotion and we married at a late age. Why is it so difficult to keep a promise? Men keep promises in business all the time and we are the animal out of all of them that thinks and can use logic.
(I am based in Guangzhou)

Posted by Loyd Grossman is Miss Venezuela (7 days ago)
Gzwife. Please try and calm down. Sounds like you made a wrong choice; you're not the first and you certainly won't be the last. Perhaps you should make a mental list of what your husband actually does for you. Most people are not perfect and have at least one character flaw; it's when they get up to 2 or 3 that things get really bad.
(I am based in Hong Kong)
Posted by gzwife (7 days ago)
Lyodd, sorry I am so mad. My husband had prostitutes, mistresses, gave me hpv, lost all our money gambling, and told his friends that I am paranoid because I keep on thinking he is cheating on me but he says he loves me. Will that make you crazy?
He was wonderful to me until the temptation - women and gambling- hit him. He had a choice not to drag me down with him.
(I am based in Guangzhou)
Posted by Loyd Grossman is Miss Venezuela (7 days ago)
You must leave him. Gambling, in many respects, is even worse. It can be argued that it's natural for men to sleep around a little - STDs aside. However, reckless gambling blasts away everything you ever worked for. A single calculated risk with a month's salary may be okay; but compulsive gambling shows some deeper psychological problems. I'm not a psychologist but I would think it would be a feeling of inadequacy on his part or the need to show how clever he is. Get out now. He's not worth it. Find someone better. Save your own money and find yourself a toyboy; or some guy you can sleep with but not get involved with - just to keep things ticking over. Sorry if that is harsh.
(I am based in Hong Kong)

Posted by waarkool (7 days ago)
gzwife- I agree with Lloyd. I am glad to you thought what i said was somewhat helpful. I am very saddened to read that your cheating husband has not only taken mistresses and other women but has taken your money and gambled the money away. Im afraid that a man like that is not worth redemption. I am not going to be typical male here and other advice how you should take stock of your life and get as much as possible from what seems to be a worthless situation. Your husband seems to be much worse than a man who seeks out professionals. There are some core issues with why some men need to seek out prostitutes on a regular basis. Its not for sexual pleasure, its actually to cover up the man's inadequacies are a real man. A man who does need to have multiple sexual partners a day is in fact feeling lack of confidence. He needs affection ( despite paying for it) from women who show that he is confident and loving. In such a man's mind, there is no reality that he is paying for the womens' love and devotion. I never understood why people go to casinos but then again I have gambled in business ventures and lost out too. However, I cannot see anything worth salvaging when a person turns to gambling and cheating. Hope that helps
(I am based in Hong Kong)


Posted by My Hong Kong (6 days ago)
Gzwife, every now and then there is a 'decision time' in life. The decision - whichever it may be - is for the sake of ending the 'stuck in the mud situation' and moving things in one direction or another. You are currently nearing your 'decision time'.
If you decide to stay with your husband, you will have to control your feelings and learn to love your husband properly again. If you decide to leave him, you will have to start dating and seducing all over again.
I was in a similar crossroad 10 years ago when my then-husband cheated on me. I chose to end the marriage. I made a conscious decision that I rather have several relatively short-lived monogamous relationships than staying in one long non-monogamous (by the man) relationship.
Since then I've been involved in 3 relationships in which I loved the respective man very much. The first relationship ended up because the guy cheated on me. The second ended because the man lost his job and didn't wish to work again. The third is still going on.
No matter what decision you will take...it will be a beginning of a new journey.
(I am based in Hong Kong)

Posted by Amparo Kia (6 days ago)
My Hong Kong, I have to say you are a brave woman, love and lost and love and lost and love n.....I just feel relationship is so tired, it is just it is so complicated and tiring, and very very difficult to find someone who is compatible... (maybe it is just me..lol)..
(I am based in Hong Kong)

Posted by gzwife (3 days ago)
Thank you everyone for giving me hope. I have taken 3 weeks time out away from husband and children to think things over and pull myself together.
I made such a big mistake. I think I married my father- trying to make my past work but it did not.
To my Hong Kong, you did a very brave thing and must be admired for it. I must be a dreamer but I think you will get what you look for in life if you look for it.
Abvass who started this thread, I think love to men does not involve being honest whereas woman think it means being honest also. Men also do it because they can get away with it and just bully their wives into submission. My husband and his friends called me paranoid and a person who can never trust men to throw me off their tracks. They wanted someone who was there for them while they had their fun as they know full well that these women will last as long as the money last.
p.s I am really surprised to see that women are more accepting of men cheating than knowing that their husbands gambled.
(I am based in Guangzhou)


Posted by waarkool (3 days ago)
gzwife- I think that women are much more protective of the homes and livelihoods and therefore gambling would certainly risk losing both.However, cheating doesnt have a risk of losing the home. The following did happen to me. I dont cheat on my relationships. Once when I had a huge row and took my stuff out of the house and went to stay with my relatives. My partner phoned me after one week and wanted me back. I went back and she asked me had I slept with anyone during that week we were apart. I said I did. Well, she didnt get angry but during a time when I was away on business, she told me she just went out and found any guy and had casual sex without any emotions. I was surprised but not upset. In my partner's mind, if her partner slept with one female, she could sleep with the same number of males. She didnt get mad but she got even in a literal sense. LOL. I did admire her for her strong mindedness and after she slept with the man, we were okay afterwards.
(I am based in Hong Kong)

Posted by soulparking (3 days ago)
men do not cheat alone. if they did, that's called m*sterb*ting. the first advice i learned from a woman when I moved to Hong Kong nearly 4 years ago was - "the best and most loyal boyfriend is a loyal one" and so it has been that way - with so many husbands / boyfriends here in hong kong.
communication is the only way to fight it.
i have resorted to saying in the past when approached by a woman, "if you will have sex with me and my girlfriend, but you have to ask her" and that usually shuts them up. and if not, the other results are hot - but its intimacy I am building with my girlfriend and not the third party.
intimacy is building secrets together that nobody would ever understand / or others would blush if they knew about it - except you two.
build secrets together - not apart.
(I am based in Hong Kong)

Posted by Icethy (3 days ago)
I find it quite sad there are so many men out here thinking it is ok to cheat.
I wanted to leave my own 2 cents here. First of all some information of myself.
I was born in Germany but my parents are of asian origins, I am by western and asian standards an attractive woman, with a slender body, big bust and a pretty face.
My looks I gotta say has helped me through my complicated life quite a bit although it had been a burden also on my travels. Especially in asia!
However since my body developed in my teenage years I have been hit on constantly wherever I would go and I would every now and then agree to date a guy.
Although I met loads of nice guys they were pretty much average. Men who if they would've met another beautiful girl 5 minutes before me and that chick was willing, that's what they would've ended up with. I was never pleased with that thought because I always knew of my own worth. That is the same reason I never slept with any of them because non could appreciate me enough although all of them assured me they loved me. I didn't do it on purpose. Something stopped me from giving myself away to easily.
I am in a very healthy relationship with an Australian man who is my first sexual partner also today. He is a man that does appreciate every piece of me.
He knows he is the luckiest guy on earth and I know he will never cheat on me although he's travelling throughout Asia on his own a lot also.
Because the moment he does I will not be by his side anymore which will make his life senseless. I will never cheat on him and never have the desire to touch another man because I know the moment I do I risk the greatest love that I have been waiting for for so long. I do get hit on constantly still though. But I never flirt. I am never tempted. I know my man a white guy in Asia is fresh meat to the asian ladys but he's never tempted either. Because he is a good man. One in a million. The strongest. The one who deserved to be with me. And the one I deserved to be with.
There are other stories out there ladies. Good stories. There's also a handful of good men. Just make a wise choice and do not forget your own worth.
Nobody wants to be cheated on men or women. Sleeping with one person is giving away a piece of yourself. Although men say it is just sex. It is the most intimidate way to express yourself. It becomes just sex if you do it over and over until there is nothing left and you don't have the ability anymore to give all of you and you miss out on something in life that is the absolute freedom.
(I am based in Bangkok)

Posted by gzwife (2 days ago)
I just felt like an emotional and physical buffer for my husband for the times he did not get something. I felt when he had his mistress, he hardly touched me but when he could not see her, he would come to me.
Because also my husband had me, he was better able not to get involved emotionally with anyone else. He knew these women only lasted as long as the money would so if they left him at any time, it did not hurt his ego as he already had someone else on the side.
This allowed him to be more adventerous and to be able to have much more flings.
I always asked him why he was never like this before he got married.
(I am based in Guangzhou)

Posted by sicn (2 days ago)
Most marriage begins with fairy-tale story like Icethy’s. Nobody would have a plan to cheat on their spouses when they decided to enter the deal. But things happened…
Icethy, it seems you are still young and not yet married, not to mention having children which will change your life completely. It is admirable to have such strong relationship like yours. However, don’t you think that many ladies had waited for that special ones and still ended up heartbroken years down the road? How much confidence that you will still have in your man if you suddenly lost your good-looking? Not having mean spirit towards you, but it does happen to every woman slowly with time. So when that time comes, how are you going to deal with it?
GZwife, I see a lot of hurt and anger in you, which is understandable. I can see Icethy’s story in you, the younger version of you. You thought you finally find the holly grail by doing all the right things, but sh*t like this happened…
My two cents to save your marriage is this: There is no justice in life. So stop looking for it. Right and wrong it doesn’t make much difference. People do what they want to do regardless. Put all your desire of being a judge aside, try to look at the matter with a third person perspective: Your husband works his as* off all day long, takes the heat and scorns from everybody, sacrificing the dignity as a man to make that money to keep the family alive. Finally it is time to get away from work, and he was presented with two choices: go home to an angry wife who doesn’t even like him and keeps convincing him to be less of a man or go to the mistress to have some fun, take a role of being in control and feel like a real man…
Yes, the husband has taken the wife for granted but so does the wife. Marriage is the famous trap for man and woman stop treating each other like man and woman. So don’t fall for it. Keep some uncertain insecurity and throw some jealousy to spice it up. Do it with upbeat and positive attitude. And don’t forget at the end of the day, what really makes a man come home is the unconditional love that he knows he can never replace with any mistresses in the world.
Some people may look down on this kind of accepting attitude. I can understand that. Because you see others don’t have to take this sh*t. You are right; some women like Icethy never have to face it because some men never cheat on their wives. But unfortunately some men do and your husband is one of them. You can have the choice of letting the idea of some men don’t cheat make your current life like a living hell or face the music and DEAL WITH it. Again, like what I said, there is no justice in life, believe it or not.
(I am based in Singapore)

Posted by evianjune (2 days ago)
i still don't get the story of gzwife.. what's the big deal leaving him? what to lose? he's an absolute a..s in all it's dimension, i would say he's not only worthless to be with but hurt all your being: dignity, self- respect as a human being.. and without that, life is total misery.. or walking flesh without what makes us a proud human.. Some people do not change, most people do not change..
sicn, cannot agree with you at all. Men work so they are entitled to cheat? what logic it that? women work, in the outside world or home run it and raise kids.. does that mean they too cheat and it's also okay?
simple, men who cheat are selfish a..s and not worth a cent.. especially someone like gzwife's, a serial cheater.. he'll get what he deserves and for his partner, get out and cut the loss and go for her own life.. there's still hope ahead.. make sure you do not lose financially first.
(I am based in Beijing)
Posted by My Hong Kong (2 days ago)
Sinc, the problem is this...
How can you keep some uncertain insecurity and throw some jealousy to spice things up and provide unconditional love at the same time? Seriously, how?
For me, I really find it easier to move to the next relationship when the previous relationship expires.
I have children. I am not rich, but I do work. I am not Miss World, but I do take care of my appearance. I am an average woman who likes to be in a good quality relationship. If being in a good quality relationship means that I need to change a man from time to time...so be it.
Lots of women don't do it simply because of fear.
(I am based in Hong Kong)
Posted by gzwife (2 days ago)
What is stopping me now is that my husband has apologised and told me about the past and has accepted going conseling with me. I am still wary about this becuase even at counseling, I see that he gets defensive and sometimes still lies about things.
I would like to know that I did try my best and what it just could not work.
There is so much in the past that still hurts me that I cannot get it over even until now and with counseling. I have no idea when I can get myself together hence I am back at home now without him and the kids trying to find myself.
I am at a crossroad now and trying to figure out if to use my head or my heart to make my decision based on the fact that my heart took me down a wrong turn already.
I think that this is a good time for him also to think about what he truely wants in life and if all the f**king was worth it.
(I am based in Guangzhou)
Posted by evianjune (2 days ago)
i do understand about that of having the consciousness of having done one's best.. guided by heart.. i have done that, quite a few times, so that looking back, no regrets, that is , when you really have put your heart into something , someone..
yet none worked out in the end.. and i walked away with a more peaceful consciousness, and more hurt at some occasions, and most certainly time wasted that would never get back.. time that you could have invested better in better people and you happier..
always easier said than done.. do your best and prepare for the worst, including financially.
people like what you revealed about the husband, are totally selfish, and expect for them to change, the chance is utterly slim..
(I am based in Beijing)

Posted by Icethy (2 days ago)
@ sicn
It is not just a fairy tale. It is what I want and I have learned very early what I want. To tell you the truth I am young. 23 years of age. Naive? No that I am not. I have grown up watching my stepfather cheating on my mother, crying endless tears, I have watched him abusing her and on top of all that he was a gambler. I know what a bad man is. I know how a good man can turn into a bad man. I have waited my whole childhood for her to leave him and everytime she was close in the end she was never strong enough. I hated that man but I had no power to change things. But that is when I learned what I didn’t want.
By the time I got 15 my mother made it and she left him. Unfortunately she left me and her 3 other children too. She was a broken person and from one day to another she was gone. I was 16 when I took over custody and care for my then 6 and 8 year old siblings. So am I young? Yes of age. But none at heart. Am I bitter? I was but I always knew what I wanted. Give my siblings a better chance and let them grow up in a better environment. And that chance I will give my future children or I will have none. I‘ve had no ordinary life which made me no ordinary person.
So am I sure I found the right man for this? Yes I am. He had to fight for my trust, he had to break down the walls, take away my fears. And today my soul lies bare in front of him. He’s the sort of man that says yes and it will always remain a yes. When I met his mother, the most beautiful and admirable woman, she held my hand and looked at her 3 beautiful sons and said to me „I can assure you, I swear as their mother, and by my own life, that none of them are going to cheat on their women.“
And I believed it. There is only one other man I know can do it. That is my older brother. Because he has seen what I have seen. And he is one of those rare, rare men that can control their sexual drive and will always be aware of his actions. It is sad when men reduce themselves to that. And even more sadly most of them do.
@Gzwife, and to tell you the truth I was sick and tired of my mother trying. That man never stopped, never changed. Never for the longterm. And if I was your child I wished you left him.
But that is only my personal opinion and experience. I will never do that to my child. If the person I trust the most, who can hurt me the most decides to let go of his control and betray my faith and love I will walk away. I know how to bring up children on my own. Father included. But not by my side.
(I am based in Bangkok)

Posted by cookie09 (1 day ago)
icethy i pray for you and hope your dreams will come true
at the same time i would like to caution a bit and recommend to keep up a healthy dose of skepticism towards your guy, because while you might (or maybe not) be mature, your guys might not be at the same stage
(I am based in Hong Kong)
Posted by Icethy (1 day ago)
That is why I am with a man 11 years older than me . Thank you cookie. I am always cautious. I know also to have a healthy relationship it takes constant effort from both sides. I will fight for my luck. And I will keep remembering him of what he has. So none of us will take each other for granted.
And yea definitely mature in some sense and not so mature in others. But always learning.
(I am based in Bangkok)
Posted by gzwife (1 day ago)
Wow Icethy, you are a stong person as well as My Hong Kong. Wish you all the luck in the future. I hope to make a decision at the end of my "time off" that I am taking right now.
(I am based in Guangzhou)
Posted by Icethy (17 hrs ago)
@Gzwife I wish you luck to find the right answers and the strength to make your decision. Either way... you'll need it!
(I am based in Bangkok)
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