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1、050831Love is tolerating his shortcomings in the same way you enjoy his merits.Loveis having a happy sense when I bear hardships for him.Douzi(a reader)to Changlove is a story,which is told by the hearts of two beloved persons.131xxxx0930If you say my eyes are beautiful,that is because they are look

2、ing at you.Things w ill be fineWHEN I got married,I was still just a girl inside.At that time,I believed everysingle word of fairy tales,a girl who was waiting for a kn ight to come and makeher life complete.My married life was in sharp contrast to what I imagined.To be honest,the first month of mar

3、riage was terrible.First,my parents-in-lawmoved in with us,and then my sister-in-law also came from Canada to visit us,with her 4-year-old son.Suddenly I was surrounded by a group of strangers.Every day,I tried my best to please them and to adjust myself to my new roleas wife,daughter,sister and aun

4、t.If I had been more outgoing,things wouldhave been better.But I was hopelessly shy!No matter how hard I tried,I foundit hard to get along with the whole family.When they were laughing andgossiping about old friends,all I could do was sit there uncomfortably with apolite smile on my face.I tried to

5、include myself in their conversations,but I gotworried and nervous about what I said.I was so miserable.I hoped for some help and support.The only person I couldturn to was my husband.But he was so distant and usually came home very late.One night,after another long,painful waiting period,he finally

6、 showed up.Iasked why he was coming home so late,but he only answered impatiently thathe needed some time to relax.Frustrated by being rejected,I blurted out:*Imade a big mistake in marrying you!*There was an awkward,painful silence.As you wish,“he finally said,storming out of the bedroom.My whole w

7、orldseemed to have been shaltered,and disconnected by those simple words.Icouldn*t believe we were still on our honeymoon.Angry tears poured out of my eyes and I rushed back to my parents place.Mymother asked what was wrong and I cried and told her the whole story.To mysurprise,she said:fYoung lady,

8、this time you went too far.”Why did you say that?*I replied,I did nothing wrong!*HReally?*she said,*The truth is the man you chose to marry has changed,andas his wife you didnt even know the reason.nHow could I know?I asked,defending myself,He didnt even talk to me.Perhaps youve given him too much p

9、ressure,*she pressed on,Marriage is notlike a fairy tale.Sometimes you have to give in a little and cope with his needs.Dont just think about yourself all the time.,I realized that there was some truth in my mothers words.In those days,I hadfocused a lot on my own problems.Perhaps I had overlooked s

10、omethingimportant.Then I heard my mother go on in her gentle,firm voice:Never sayyou want to break up unless you really mean it,because it hurts.That night I returned home and had a heart-to-heart talk with my husband.Ifinally dug out the truth.My husbands career was on edge.Because of his pride,and

11、 also because he didnt want to upset me,he chose to keep it to himself.You dont understand,he said embarrassed,Tm a man,and I should give youa comfortable life,but.I looked at my husband,surprised to find that his hairhad grown a bit thin.I went up to him and we hugged each other:MThats OK,everythin

12、g will be fine,*I said.By Xie Mengying,SichuanDont do it out of kindnessDear Lizi,Ive led a quiet life since entering university.But a week ago,I received an SMSfrom a girl who expressed her love for me back in high school.I was shocked tohear from her,because we hadnt been in touch for more than a

13、year!The firsttime,I turned her down because I was busy preparing for the college entranceexam.But it seems she really cant forget me and wants to be my girlfriend.Idont know what to do.We contact each other a lot these days and I miss her ifI dont hear from her.But Im afraid my feelings are only a

14、reaction to herbehaviour towards me.The thing is,I dont even know her very well.But I dontwant to hurt her feelings again.What should I do?ZaneI used to think there were two types of people in this world.The first was alwaysstruggling to make things happen.And the second never had to do anythingbeca

15、use things just happened to him or her.Now I know I was wrong.Lifethrows things at all of us.The difference is that some people take the chance infront of them.And others fail to see their chance because theyre too busy tryingfor perfection.Which type do you want to be,Zane?Why not stop worrying and

16、give this brave SMS sender a chance?Youll only find out what you really feel ifyou get to know her and give the relationship time to grow.And dont do it outof pity or kindness for her do it for yourself,do it because you want to give lifea chance.LiziStop just doing nothingDear Lizi,Im a shy girl an

17、d I dont know how to get along with my boyfriend.Weveknown each other for five years.In high school,he helped me with my lessonsand comforted me when I was sad.Now were at different colleges.Duringmilitary training,he told me he loved me,and I accepted his love.But we onlymeet once in a long while-m

18、ost of the time,we only keep in touch by phone.When we do meet,we just talk.He never touches me?hefs never even takenmy hand.I dont know how to be with him like other lovers.Maybe Im too introverted.Can you help?A ReaderAre you frustrated with your relationship or frustrated with yourself?Being shyi

19、s not a good habit.But it*s easy to break.All you have to do is stop doingnothing.Have you ever wondered why he never touches you?Is it perhapsbecause you never touch him?Why not try it?Try pushing your relationshipforward just that little tiny bit.You may be amazed by what happens next.Youmay trigg

20、er the snowball effect1.You see,doll,being involved with a person isjust the same as being involved in life.If you dont give,youll never getanything back.LiziWho,being loved,is poor?Oscar WildeNothing can maintain love longer than a mutual understanding.Richard(A reader)You can choose the person who

21、m you love,but you cannot choose the personwho loves you.139xxxx5285No need for you to give upDear Lizi,Im a freshman.I was infected with Hepatitis B when I was just two years old.I have a girlfriend and we have a good relationship.But I don*t think Ill ever beable to get rid of this virus,despite t

22、he efforts of medical science.She says itsOK,but before she was vaccinated a year ago,I couldnt even kiss her.I reallylove her and want to do everything for her,but when it comes to my illness,Ioften feel frustrated and hopeless.Would it be wise to give up my love and besingle forever?ZorroWell,Zorr

23、o,looks like you*ve overcome at least two big problems.First,youveaccepted your status as a Hep B carrier.And second,youve found someonewho doesnt care about your disease and only cares about you.Wow!Youredoing so well,why do you still feel hopeless?Youll probably carry the virus yourwhole life.But

24、that doesn*t mean you should give up.Youre going to have to becareful about your health,but if your girlfriend has already been vaccinated,she should be pretty safe.Dont take my word for it though.Take your girl withyou to a Hep B expert so you can both learn more about the facts.Then get onwith you

25、r life like a normal person.LiziStop controlling thingsDear Lizi,Im a sophomore.I made friends with a high school student over the Internetlast year.He was depressed by his studies then.So Ive been writing to him,encouraging him,and hes made big progress.Hell take the college entranceexam this June.

26、But now he says hes decided to apply for my college because ofme.He is so stubborn that I havent been able to persuade him to give up thisidea.My college isn*t a good choice and I dont want him to regret his decisionlater on.What should I do to talk him out of it?AliceOh dear,not the Internet again!

27、All Internet relationships are dreams.Withoutreal contact,you have no control,and the guy on the other side of the computeris free to dream up whatever feelings he needs.And it sounds like hes veryneedy.Needy people are dangerous.If you dont want to be used,youd betterkeep your emotional distance.I

28、suggest you stop contacting him so often.Hessurrounded by his own life.If you stop reminding him of your presence,thoughts of you and whatever you mean to him will dim very quickly.Butperhaps you need his neediness.Perhaps helping him has made you feel needed.Thats a nice feeling,isnt it?But,basical

29、ly it is selfish and controlling.You knowwhat he really needs,so give it to him,by letting him go.LiziDivided loveEditors note:Our UK correspondent has sent us this story of an interracial loveaffair,based on his exclusive interview.STEVE met Gillian when they were both in high school.It was the fir

30、st properrelationship for both of them.People never expected it to last.It was just a highschool romance after all.But their relationship lasted through university.By the time they were in their mid-20s,Gillian was making it clear to Steve thatshe wanted to get married and start a family.One day,he

31、invited her to go fora drive in the countryside.When they reached the coast,they got out and wentfor a walk along the beach.The m ood was set,the time was right.Stevereached into his jacket pocket and pulled out a ring:Will you marry me?Gillians eyes lit up and she threw her arms around him and crie

32、d out yes”！Everything was set for a fairy tale future and they did live happily ever after.Endof story.Well,not quite.There was one big problem:Steve was Chinese andGillian was a Westerner.Although Steve grew up in the UK,his parents like so many other Chineseparents expected him to marry a nice Chi

33、nese girl.His mum had beenunhappy with this relationship with a gwei lou(Cantonese for foreigner)fromthe start.The first time Steve told his mum he was dating a Scottish girl atschool,she refused to talk to him for a week.Steve worried that the woman heloved and the woman who had brought him up coul

34、d not get on.But,all he wanted to do was to marry his childhood sweetheart in a bigceremony.To him,there was no point in doing anything else?she was the onlygirl he wanted to be with.But that only served to make matters worse.Steves parents wanted atraditional Chinese wedding with a banquet in a Chi

35、nese restaurant.Gilliansfamily wanted it in her church.I n the end,following the Western tradition of the brides parents paying for thewedding,Steves parents did not really have a say in anything.The wedding washeld in Gillians church and most of Steves family and friends did not attend.Steve did ev

36、erything he could of course,to smooth things between his parentsand his new wife.He spent every mealtime he could,training Gillian to usechopsticks and to cook Chinese food.He taught her a few words of Cantonesein the hope of making his parents happy.Steve and Gillian have been married for more than

37、 three years now.Andnothing has changed.Every time his parents come to visit,they still dont likehis marriage to a foreigner*.Steve wonders if his parents will ever accept andlove his wife.They say love conquers all.But,Steve and Gillian and many other interracialcouples in the UK are still waiting

38、for love to bring down the cultural barrier.By Aaron PanHappiest daysIT was a rainy day and he lent me his umbrella after school.After that,I couldnot stop thinking of him.He was handsome and fashionable.We were in the same class and sometimessat next to each other.I took every chance I could get to

39、 talk with him,but hewas not a talkative person at all.One day,I got his phone number.I rememberclearly,it was the day before National Day,2003 and I borrowed his cellphoneto send a text message to my sister.That was how I got it.The next day,I sent him a message.He didnt seem to know it was me.Want

40、ingto make things more interesting,I told him I was my sister.That did in factbecome interesting.Over the next few days,it seemed that he liked talking withher.We started sending messages to each other,talking about everything.I talkedabout myself.Those were some of the happiest days of my life,even

41、 though wejust talked by SMS.Then,one day,I thought it was time to tell him the truth,that it was not mysister and that I was in love with him.To my surprise,he was not surprised at all!He told me that he had already thought of that a few days before.I asked himif he loved me,and waited anxiously fo

42、r an answer.Good girl!I love you.When I heard these words,I was so excited I wanted tohug him at once.But,I was in another city for National Day holiday.That seven-day holiday was so long.It was very hard for me to wait till the end.He told me that he had arranged everything for me.All I could do wa

43、s wait forthe moment when he would be at the station to meet me.The two-hour trip bytrain seemed like two years.But finally,I saw him coming to me with thesweetest smile.Then we spent a happy night with each other and his close friends.We enjoyeda nice dinner,then sang songs and drank beer in a KTV

44、room.I was the happiestgirl in the world listening to him sing love songs for me.But,over the next few days,everything changed.There was no smile on his face,and he didn*t talk to me much.There were no more calls and no more textmessages.And,I found his former girlfriends picture in his wallet!I ask

45、ed himwhy,but he just told me not to touch his wallet.I cried and finally called him out for a walk one night.He told me he was not theright person for me,and that the two of us would never have any futuretogether.I fell from the top of the world to the bottom.I hadn*t the least idea ofwhat had real

46、ly happened.Almost two years have passed,but I can*t get him out of my heart.We still keepin touch with each other but I know from the look in his eyes that Im just aformer classmate.I have thought about asking him to come back to me,but Imafraid of being hurt again.Every time I miss him,I just talk

47、 to him in my heart:I love you,but that hasnothing to do with you.”Take her advice:forget herDear Lizi,Break up.It was my girlfriends idea and it happened a month ago.No earlywarning,no reason-she just wanted it.But I dont understand:We were happy.After the break-up,we contacted each other every day

48、,and she said she stillmissed me.But I dont know what that means.Now shes sent me a message:*forget me and look for another girlfriend.These words made me very angry,and Pve decided not to contact her for a long time.What do you think I shoulddo?Chang GongThere isnt much you can do,Gong.Apart from t

49、ake her advice and forget her.Otherwise things might start getting rather messy,and who needs that?If shedecided to leave you,there must have been something wrong with therelationship.Right?She was decisive enough to make the break-but now sheisnt brave enough to stick to it.She says she misses you,

50、but its not the realyou she misses,its only her idea of you.Youre letting her confusion become anoose around your neck.That will only bring you longing and bitterness.If youwant to explore these pains,then keep pursuing her.But in the end,youregoing to have to leave such pains behind and accept your