Holding out against the concept of marriage prevalent in the United States of "marry if you get along together and divorce if you don't," Chinese seem alone in believing husband and wife are bound till death do them part. If the marriage doesn't work out, they prefer separation to divorce, at least in view of the children.
在美國普遍的「合則結，不合則離」的婚姻觀中，華人似乎獨樹一幟﹘﹘一夜夫妻百世恩，萬一婚姻不美滿，寧可分居，不要離婚，至少也要為孩子著想。