At a certain age, women only need money and offspring.

Women, after enduring numerous disappointments, no longer need anyone to lean on other than themselves. At a certain age, women simply require wealth and children. 

Women are born with delicate limbs, originally meant to stay behind men, taking care of the household, nurturing children, and showing love. Those hands are not meant to wield power in the face of life's challenges – that's the role of men, standing firm to maintain family happiness. Yet, these delicate limbs must now reach beyond the kitchen corner to protect their own happiness. Isn't it poignant?

Jealousy is said to be an expression of deep love. The term 'jealousy' takes on countless forms, and for the wise, jealousy can spice up life. On the other hand, the foolish, consumed by jealousy, may shatter family happiness, causing them to lose many important things.

Actually, jealousy is akin to taking medicine; to effectively control it, one must know to 'read the instructions before use.' In doing so, it can transform your overly calm or cooling love into something warm and pride-inducing, knowing that someone always fears losing you. No love, no reason to be jealous, but not being jealous doesn't necessarily mean not loving.

Indeed, jealousy is a 'spice' of love; adding too much makes it intense, none makes it bland. But how to know the right amount of this 'dangerous' spice that can make people blind? There are various ways to be jealous, to keep each other grounded, aware, and gentle, not just the wild and crazy jealousy.

However, using jealousy as a reminder to return to love is one thing; once you 'play the jealousy card,' it's not easy to go back. For women, life is fleeting, and once they discard that fleeting nature in front of everyone, they've experienced enough pain and desperation. A woman having an affair is considered wayward, and a man having an affair is considered a failure.

Certainly, successful men may define success differently, but the greatest success in a person's life is success of willpower. Willpower determines everything for someone to live with dignity, earning the respect of others, as opposed to living on instinct and losing oneself. A successful person will never allow themselves to indulge in desire as a way of proving themselves. Conversely, to know if a man is successful, observe how he treats his wife. Lastly, in the midst of the extramarital affairs I've read about, women still seem perplexed. Why do husbands cheat despite having a good home? Many catch their cheating husbands and are shocked because the mistresses are less appealing in every aspect. If only the mistresses were young and beautiful, perhaps women would understand more.

In truth, it's never the fault of these women. If their husbands are having affairs, they simply lack character, the resilience of a man facing life's challenges. I still believe that within a family, everything can be forgiven except betrayal. Let these pampered men learn to pay the price for their mistakes and live more responsibly with their families and the wives they chose.

Don't justify or cheer for infidelity for any reason, and don't endure the pain alone, women. Whether it's a man or a woman, if they cheat, it's a crime, and for a crime, one must pay for their mistakes – either in happiness or in shattering, it's that simple. So, women, when you discover your loved one is unfaithful, don't resort to jealousy with your husband's affair partner. Your integrity, dignity, and self-respect are worth more than that fragile emotion.

I remember my friend, upon discovering her husband's affair, once invited me to join her in confronting the other woman. At that moment, I told her this: 'I can go with you, fight alongside you, and it won't matter if you're angry. But will those few slaps help you regain your youth and the tears you've shed? Or, talk to your husband openly once; if he can give you trust again, forgive and return. If not, choose the gentlest way out for yourself. Above all, you know in this life, no one owes anything to anyone to bury themselves in prolonged pain.' After that, my friend gathered enough evidence of her husband's affair, arranged a family meeting with both sides, poured out all the bitterness and resentment, and then got a divorce.

A year later, she went abroad to study, fell in love with a foreigner, and hasn't married yet. Their love remains strong, happiness echoes, and they travel together - always side by side on a different journey - where love and freedom go hand in hand. Clearly, my friend found a happiness more deserving than the fragile one she lost. If that day she had resorted to fighting to reclaim that fragile happiness, would she be as happy and content as she is now?

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