Probably more allowance for genital stimuli outsode the relationship compared to a household of true love that cheats. Subjective, for sure. But my experiences here are overwhelmingly leaning heavy on the no love Co tracts compared to the actual love ones. Does seem to be changing generational, and I view the higher divorce rate as a positive. Not a negative, for this reason. Hopefully it will continue to evolve past this and into a marriage based on actual love, not social pressure or short term tingles.
Sadly cheating does seem to be taken too lightly on my opinion. But I think this is more due to just accepting the sad truth of the relationship and then maintaining face. Yes seems very common in Taiwan if you pay attention to some subtle or not so subtle signs in offices, coffeeshops, or even out hiking. View it lightly? Happens all the time because people are getting into marriages based on physical appearances as the priority especially in asian countries where beauty standards are taken too seriously.
So if you chose your partner because of physical beauty, your desire for it doesnt end just to your partner. I would say no but simple takes are always lacking at best and doubly so in Taiwan. Office affairs are really common from what I saw and sometimes they were an open secret and admitted in company.
I think he means similar to my point. My point was simply more broad. But his mention of superficial relationships seems pretty on point too. My broader point includes superficial, but also face, family, society pressure etc. Aka, not marrying for love, but for other more superficial reasons eg. Physical appearance, wealth, being told to, being afraid of judgment etc. I think the root of the problem is far deeper. There is also a social acceptance for lies here that is quite extreme for some that were not raised with such morals.
It was the biggest culture shock when I first moved here, how accepted lies were. I have somewhat relevant anecdotal evidence in that my wife has told me point blank that if I were to have an affair and she were to ask me, that I should lie. It took me ageees to figure out that this is what was going on. This extends to non-marital relationships too.
