Oneofthecrucialelementsformarriageiscommuication.Communicationbyspeakingandwritingisveryimportantwhenhigherlevelofthinkingistobeexchanged.Also,humanbeing'scognativeprocessisbasedonmemoryofpastlearningandexperience,peopleofdiffernetlifetracksmayalsobedifficulttounderstandeachother.Thus,Iampessimisticabouttheinternalandeternalhappinessofthoseinvolvedincross-countrymarriage.

　　Theexceptionisthatonepartiswillingtosacrificebygivinguphis/herowncultureandcedingtothecultureandlanguageofhis/herlovedones.Idohaveonefriendwhoseemstoliveahappylife,whichIthinkisbecausehiswife,awhitelady,iswillingtolearntospeackChinese,cookChinesefood,andbehavelikeatranditionalChineselady(byquittingherjob,stayingathome,andgivebirthto4kids,etc.)