I came across this scenario - the guy (A) was declared bankrupt and lost his job as a result. He had to sell off his apartment and sports car and move into a small rented room. He has a girlfriend (B) who is more established and earning a good income.
B is being wooed by a rich and establshed guy (C). A did not want B to suffer with him, so broke up with her and told her to accept C's love. Even though B really loves A, she went ahead and married C in the end.
Now if you are A or B, what would you have done? A really loves B, hence the decision on his part. But if B really loves A, why would she go ahead and be with another guy? Just because he is rich with a good job and can provide for her? Is money everything?
I admit to a lot of girls, especially educated girls, money is everything. My best friend herself will not settle for someone who does not own at least a gold credit card and has his own set of wheels. But in the above scenario, does B love A more or money more?
A lot of women married for money, but in the end became so miserable. Some women said they married for love, not money, but still ended up miserable as the husband became a jobless bum. But I feel if it is really true love that can transcend all boundaries, then the income status should not be an issue at all.
What if he becomes bankrupt? Does it mean she will just leave him? If she really loves him, she will stick with him and show him support all the way. That is what being a couple is for, is it not? Face problems and adversities together, and not run away at the first sign of difficulty.
My family chastised me for thinking this way. My mum said love alone does not survive if the bread and butter issue cannot even be resolved. She is one to say. She did so much for my dad when his business was failing some years back, yet in the end my dad had never shown any gratitude.
If it was not for her, our house would have been foreclosed, our family would have been declared bankrupt, our things seized and sold off cheaply at auctions, and we would all be living in the streets. It is entirely due to my mum that we are still able to live comfortably.
Where was my dad when the creditors called us and scolded me? Where was he when his creditors came knocking on our door? He disappeared somewhere in China, leaving us to clear the mess for him. When he finally came back, he sold off his car, and kept whining about how he had to sell off his beloved car, when we were the ones being traumatised by the constant fear that we would have to go live in slums.
Yet my mum stood by him. After so many years of marriage, she did everything she could to be a good wife and a pillar of support to her husband. And that is what love and commitment is all about, sticking by your partner through thick and thin. I wish I can do that too.
B is being wooed by a rich and establshed guy (C). A did not want B to suffer with him, so broke up with her and told her to accept C's love. Even though B really loves A, she went ahead and married C in the end.
Now if you are A or B, what would you have done? A really loves B, hence the decision on his part. But if B really loves A, why would she go ahead and be with another guy? Just because he is rich with a good job and can provide for her? Is money everything?
I admit to a lot of girls, especially educated girls, money is everything. My best friend herself will not settle for someone who does not own at least a gold credit card and has his own set of wheels. But in the above scenario, does B love A more or money more?
A lot of women married for money, but in the end became so miserable. Some women said they married for love, not money, but still ended up miserable as the husband became a jobless bum. But I feel if it is really true love that can transcend all boundaries, then the income status should not be an issue at all.
What if he becomes bankrupt? Does it mean she will just leave him? If she really loves him, she will stick with him and show him support all the way. That is what being a couple is for, is it not? Face problems and adversities together, and not run away at the first sign of difficulty.
My family chastised me for thinking this way. My mum said love alone does not survive if the bread and butter issue cannot even be resolved. She is one to say. She did so much for my dad when his business was failing some years back, yet in the end my dad had never shown any gratitude.
If it was not for her, our house would have been foreclosed, our family would have been declared bankrupt, our things seized and sold off cheaply at auctions, and we would all be living in the streets. It is entirely due to my mum that we are still able to live comfortably.
Where was my dad when the creditors called us and scolded me? Where was he when his creditors came knocking on our door? He disappeared somewhere in China, leaving us to clear the mess for him. When he finally came back, he sold off his car, and kept whining about how he had to sell off his beloved car, when we were the ones being traumatised by the constant fear that we would have to go live in slums.
Yet my mum stood by him. After so many years of marriage, she did everything she could to be a good wife and a pillar of support to her husband. And that is what love and commitment is all about, sticking by your partner through thick and thin. I wish I can do that too.
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Interesting. While it's obvious that A was playing 'noble' with his attempt of sacrificing his love because he's a bankrupt, it's clear that A was rather insulting by thinking he could just dictate B to break up & go to C. (If I guess rightly, B after initial refusal would agree to the break up . Not necessarily for B to accept C, though.)
It's an insult to B because what A did seemed to imply that B was only interested in A & became his gf in the first place due to his job/apartment/sport car.
Come to think about it, B should immediately agree when A proposes a break-up. See, this guy lost his job, his apartment and his sport car & NOW he lost his self confidence as well? What a loser.
Everybody has the right to make mistake. Of course. Wrote about it once here, but to purposely do so? Sigh.
So how does the movie ends? Did A manage to break up the wedding ceremony?
Oh, that's the plot of the the 9pm show on Channel 8! (just ended though). B married C because she really wanted to be married but A was not ready to settle down. No, A didn't break off the marriage. B eventually gave up on A and tried to be faithful to C.
:)
It is called drama.
Some people just can't live without it. Some is just content to experience it through the television, others will go all out to find some, or create some.
People like me, do not care. I lost my job? Hey, if my gal is making good money, I am willing to stay at home. I already cook better than most gals that I know anyway :P
Thanks for the update... How About the other party (A's colleague)? Is he having an affair with Hazel in the end and split up?
U watched the show too? A's colleague is not having an affair with Hazel, although she fell for him. He thought he fell for her too, then realise actually he was just using her to fill a void in his life and not really love her. So she left him.
Ohh, but does A's colleague's wife still suspect him having an affair with Hazel and does she caught them red-handed?
Yes, she still suspected they were having an affair, actually they were not. He was drunk so Hazel brought him to a hotel to rest, but they didn't do anything. Unfortunately, a PI hired by the wife caught them and it was assumed they had an affair, so she filed for divorce, and gave up her child's custody as well as maintenance.
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