\> > In addition, many find themselves alone after > realizing that their > > friends, who promised to go out with them or to go > on trips together, > > in fact do not have time for them. Not having time for social relationships (or other people not having time for relationships with you) is increasingly a problem in China as well, as long hours get spent on work or study. You hear from students that they broke up with their boyfriends or girlfriends because they "did not have time." (Though this may not always be the whole story.) Thus people might conclude that it is more practical to stick to the old relationships (family, marriage) than try to develop new ones. I am not sure that I like this thinking, though. O.K. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business $15K Web Design Giveaway http://promotions.yahoo.com/design_giveaway/ ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html