I wonder if he might eventually open up and let all that is bottled up within him out.
I dont know much about Chinese culture in regards to marriage and divorce. Are his parents still around? I wonder if he is going to be shamed or lose face for not having a successful M. It may be that he tries to put blame for the fallout of your M on you when he discusses it with others. All you can do is disregard the gossip and move on with creating happiness and a better version of yourself. You need to be like the rebirth of the Phoenix.
My kids were playing a game at dinner tonight where they went through the alphabet and tried to name a food for each letter. They were stumped when they got to K. I remembered your thread title and helped them out.
For the record, the horse manure was dry on the outside. It was the thrill of making a direct hit and having the softer stuff on the inside stick. We were boys. My mom can still remember the horror of going through my brothers pockets before putting his pants in the washer and pulling out a handfull of baby garter snakes. The neighborhood kids and us did not need video games back then when there was an electric fence just down the street or bugs to burn with magnifying glasses. And when Oregon created the country's first deposit bottle law, we were some of the first to dig through garbage cans to scrounge out one cent bottles.
