Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - Traditional virtues - Rural proverb: "Better marry an old man than a little monkey". Is "Little Monkey" a monkey? Why?

Rural proverb: "Better marry an old man than a little monkey". Is "Little Monkey" a monkey? Why?

There are many proverbs in the countryside, which become the standard for people to distinguish things. Many old people also use these proverbs to distinguish what a person really is. These proverbs have been handed down from generation to generation, but young people in today's society know little about them. There is a saying that they would rather marry an old man than a little monkey. What does this mean? Let's get to know each other.

First, I'd rather marry an old man.

In fact, according to the literal meaning, we can know that when choosing marriage, we should choose a man older than ourselves. In fact, because of traditional thinking, men older than themselves are generally more mature, so many times his ideas will be different from his own.

Just out of society, I don't know much about society. At this time, when choosing a spouse, I have to choose a man older than myself, so I will feel more secure. First of all, because they are older than themselves, older people are generally more stable in doing things.

I am also more assertive and safe for many women.

Of course, generally speaking, "old people" are more careful than young people and can take care of themselves. Secondly, he is older and more mature than himself, so he will feel safe psychologically and won't feel neglected. Sometimes, for women, psychological sustenance is even more important than life sustenance

Of course, there are many misunderstandings in this statement. Some old people are not necessarily calmer than young people or have higher status and wealth.

Besides, marriage is no joke. It is more important to consider whether the other person really loves you, or whether your character and life values are moderate.

So in my opinion, marrying an old man is also for personal needs.

The last point is that older men are generally calm and don't flirt like children. Generally, such men are single-minded. Of course, this can't be distinguished by age. After all, some boys are young but mature and sensible.

Second, don't marry the little monkey.

Not marrying a little monkey doesn't mean not marrying a monkey. According to the literal meaning, you may understand the mistake. Actually, it refers to a boy younger than himself. In today's society, there are many brother-sister relationships, regardless of anything, but most women generally don't find someone younger than themselves, because they will feel insecure and can't rely on them, so they can only fight alone!

Generally, girls are spoiled by boys, so girls will find boys older than themselves, so that they can be spoiled from time to time.

For boys younger than themselves, the first thing that stands out is the problem of immature personality. Generally, boys mature later than girls, and they may not know how to solve things when they meet.

Secondly, from the perspective of getting married and starting a family, if two people have children after marriage, the age gap may not be very uniform, and they may not have much advantage in taking care of children. At this time, we should find a boy older than ourselves, so that life will be easier, and such a couple will be kind and loving and grow old together.

If a girl meets a very young, capable, good-tempered and mature boy, she can also choose to consider it. After all, such a boy is really rare. If she meets him, she will be lucky.

Summary:

In fact, proverbs have some truth after thousands or even hundreds of years of precipitation, but we can't believe them too much, because they reflect the thoughts of the ancients.

It is possible that proverbs have become less practical with the changes of society.

For example, today's saying "I would rather marry an old man than a little monkey", and now society pays attention to free love, not purposeful love.

Perhaps that kind of purposeful love can really bring some material or spiritual satisfaction, but it also loses the true meaning of marriage and cannot understand the feeling of love.