Family culture is way different. This influences the living of the Christian family. (Culture influences families, yes.) I have had to process my way/view of the family. Do I structure the family with an American worldview/perspective or the biblical worldview/perspective? Or is it a mixture? How much of a mixture?
In China, it is typical for both parents to work while the only child is sent to the grandparents to be cared for and to live. This happens because people want things so they can have a better future with more opportunities. (More honor, dignity, comfort, etc will come to the family.)
Well, if people want more opportunities, then they have to go to the cities. The problem is that the cities are more expensive. More expenses means you need more income. The need for more income means you need two parents to work. Keep in mind the influences of the West and the pre-existing "no-emotion-shown in the family" tradition ...and the families ... are ... I have not yet concluded what they are.
They are a responsibility, not a delight. A Chinese saying, "Marriage is the tomb of love."
(And yet, not many Chinese couples sleep/live together before marriage. It's a growing trend in the cities, but still not looked upon favorably -- particularly in the countryside.)
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