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My once cent worth after watching the above video, basically the video is a series of interviews regarding monetary ability and marriage or love. I especially like the last guy who said that if women are so practical, why should men be so devoted into "love", the "love" which the hollywood framed as the ideal happily-ever-after criteria. It's seriously an unfair statement to say that men without capability of earning a certain amount of money is rubbish, is worthless scum, its like saying that women that couldnt bear child is like sex toys. Unfair? Totally.

First of all, the society now is consist of men and women in the working population, why must the men always be the one expected to be working and earning? By using the capability of earning as a yardstick as to how suitable or ready the man is, it showed how materialistic are women in the video.

As such, now to think of it, in the olden days, couples come together may not necessarily because of romantic love, could be matchmade, could be due to some culture or as a solution to other problems. Yet alot of them could sustain the family unlike nowadays. Why? It's the commitment, it is the commitment that they are recognised as husband and wife, thus gotta support each other to survive and live on and gave rise to the future generations.

So hollywood love is fake, so fake that I have seen many 'un-virgins" people in my social circle already. They simply just play around. However, there are also those who did a little thinking and took some responsibility to decide to raise family at such young age. They seemed to have happy families, as all worked together with effort put in by both parties, to compromise and support each other.

So even without money, the couple could think of ways to survive, after all, life will find a way!

Women with materialistic mind is rather pathetic, its like they are marrying to money instead of the man. With this mindset, when disaster comes, I really doubt they will last, especially that lady that wanted 5M yuan!! Seriously, I wonder if she will marry.

Ofcoz, men, in my opinion, are worthless only when they do not wish to upgrade their personal goals and fulfillment. If not, I'm sure, due to face problems, men will definitely try to be the main breadwinner of the household.

So they also point out about Social Exchange Theory, where social change and stability is a process of negotiated exchanges between parties. Social exchange theory posits that all human relationships are formed by the use of a subjective cost-benefit analysis and the comparison of alternatives. SO it's like trading, like economy. Women will go to men with a certain condition, and vice versa, does this call love then? But really, I think this is how the society goes now, there is no hollywood love at all. Maybe there will be staged hollywood love for the beginning, or the dramatized effect, but it will fade after some time, and then it is all up to the couple whether or not to stay to their commitment, of just "update" their goods.

Ofcoz, this is mainly sg i guess, first world country with big income disparity that led to social problems. In other fell behind countries, love is more feeling than brains, imho. This is because their needs are much lesser, their criteria as such are lesser too, which thus they have more room to find the "perfect love". They are simpler, married to a common goal, lesser complexities, more commitments and efforts made.

So yea, I think thats all I gotta say for the video clip. But last but not least, I find it ridiculous when 2 couples treat each other like mutual enemies with eternal grudges after they break up. Cant you be like FRIENDS or HIMYM or dramas, remaining as close friends after breaking up. It's like hey its all about practicality, no harsh feelings.... After all even the true definition of love is a one-sided willingness to commit to make and give the best out of the other party. So things will fail, no rights and wrongs in love, just treat as nothing happened, and remain as friends? Majority Ive seen broke up sour, but there are a handful still in contact, becoming best of friends.

Alright, 4h to sleep left...... zzz.... ciao