@rika true, during the Trump presidential era, I heard of many couples who divorced as a result lol. very polarizing values.

@rika I doubt it is politics only. When a couple hardly even knew each other and just goes straight into engagement and then marriage that fast, there will definitely be a lot of problems. That is why it is important to get to know your spouse well prior to marriage but even that is not a guarantee. However, in their case they just blindly jumped straight into it in a moment of passion but after the passion has worn out reality now sets in….

@coralie You can add politics as well (points to "Barbie Hsu").

@hetieshou Wasn't it a shotgun marriage? It was probably unplanned pregnancy.

Not bad for a 9-month stint. LOL!

@rika I like that phrase, "performing within expectations." Cutting, but so accurate.

@coralie Exactly. They are privileged so even if they don't become successful, they still wouldn't be left behind to do jobs nobody wants to do except the poor. There's really nothing special about their "achievements". They are just performing within expectations.

@m0m0 It is another perfect example of an existing business that is unable to keep up with changing times.

@coralie "Unable to clear outstanding debts for five years, Neway was taken to court by creditors, who demanded liquidation of its assets." The pandemic was just a catalyst that sped the nail to the coffin. Their business has been struggling pre-covid since they have owed creditors for 5 years.

@rika yeah, it is mind boggling that women would just go out w/ men alone they barley even know. read too many stories how girls got sold into prostitution that way or kidnapped.

@m0m0 Well, we won't be able to verify whether her story was true but speaking from personal experiences when I was 14-15, I did have friends who would hop into the cars of college boys to have supper with them despite only knowing them from ICQ/Friendster. They used to invite me along but I would decline since I don't feel comfortable hanging out with a bunch of strangers and getting driven around by them. It was truly insane and incomprehensible to me. Even in my 30s now, I still cannot comprehend the idea of dating a stranger from Tinder which a few of my friends do. At least one of them had a sexual relationship with the guy she dated over Tinder and while she thought their relationship was going steady, she found out that not only he is already married, he is also a serial cheater with several other women. This pretty much tells me that regardless of age, if females don't learn to protect themselves, they can really get themselves into any kind of vulnerable situation.

@rika yeah, it was a rhetorical question. I wanted to say that it shouldn't be this way.

@mi520 Because of centuries of indoctrination of caste-based society, duty, obedience and conformity. All these expectations set in stone what standard operating behavior "filial piety" should be.

@rika Yes, I skimmed it but honestly if she responded with more sympathy it would not be as bad. Her response put the nail on the coffin.

@rika Yes but even if so, her response to his passing was what blew her image down the drain. I am sure many understand that it is not truly all her fault but the way she responded did the deal. Now if she responded with more sympathy then it would not be so bad.

@hetieshou Contributing factor or not is purely subjective but I would say they are at least successful in getting their goals of making her take the blame.

@hetieshou Because if you read the suicide note his sister published, almost all the contents are about him blaming her. Also, it's obvious his sister intentionally wants to destroy her career by revealing the suicide note. (https://hk.appledaily.com/entertainment/20201203/BJKNNYQ2ZNDZTDJAXG3BBL6Y5I/) While I am neither defending nor attacking Jessica Liu but what if she was truly innocent and did not commit any affair? Would it have been fair for her potential career or future to be destroyed simply because one party feels that she is responsible for his happiness?

@rika I wonder why everyone is automatically thinking he took his life just to destroy her career? I am sure he had way more issues and problems on his mind than that.

@funnlim If this guy purposely killed himself just to destroy her career, then it really speaks volumes what kind of toxic relationship they had and why she had that kind of response.

@shorts Because it is so much easier blaming someone else or the world than taking responsibility and accountability over oneself.