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引用第0楼六六于12-03-2009 23:08发表的 老虎与吴育升 :
这个问题是坛子里的大姐大提出来的,我列出来单说........
六六的大智大慧是多方面的,她至少有这几个其他人难得的特点:(1)超个人:能从别人着想, (2)超性别:能从男人的角度看问题,(3)超阶级:能从贫民,小资, 高干。。。等各种各样人眼中看问题,(4)超年龄,只有30几但思维远超实际年龄, (5) 深通哲理。
I basically agree with everything you are saying here. However there seems to be many posters here who do not agree with you. I think some of them just misunderstand what you are saying, and I would like to paraphrase or add the following.
Monogamy is not necessarily the best form of marriage and family, and far from being absolute. Let’s keep in mind that less than 200 years ago, in China polygamy was the rule rather than exception, at least for the rich or well-to-do. Even today, the Arabs and the Mormons are still practicing polygamy. Women in polygamy marriages are no less happy than those in monogamy marriage, everything being equal (e.g. money, standard of living, etc.).
Today we are so used to the idea and social system of monogamy, we tend to think of extramarital affairs as the end of the world or at least the end of the marriage. Liu Liu is not really saying extra marital affairs are a good thing, but just pointing out that they are part of human nature, and that they are similar to minor illness.
Extramarital affairs are analogous to minor illnesses because we keep demanding “faithfulness” and “health”, but history has proven that affairs and illnesses are part of human nature, they always happen regardless whether we like them or not. In reality minor illnesses are good for our long-term health, as each illness is a workout for our immune system, which in turn gets stronger to keep us healthy over the long term against more serious diseases.
Therefore if our spouses occasionally have an extramarital affair, it is not the end of the world nor necessarily the end of our marriages, if we put the affair in perspective. If we treat it just like the way we treat a minor illness, taking some bitter medicine, and let our bodies (and the marriage) heal and strengthen. Our bodies and marriages not only can be saved but also maybe even healthier and strong than before!
Extramarital affairs hurt the other spouse because of the “breach of marriage contract” which we call “vows”. The fact they hurt has absolutely nothing to do with the sex act itself, - remember that the Arabs and Mormons still practice polygamy and their women do not feel “hurt”.
Women tend to commit less extra marital affairs than men, not because they are more capable of being “faithful” or “love more”, but because of biological differences (different hormones and different levels of urges).This is a well researched and documented scientific fact that makes biological sense.
This is a big subject than I can write much more but let me stop here for now.