The respondents who found the husband had extra-marital affairs would not share the worries with their children, relatives and friends because they did not want their husband to loose face.

• 发现丈夫有外遇的被访者往往顾及丈夫面子的关系不愿把事情向儿女、亲戚及朋友倾诉,她们在感情上不能得到宣泄而积存甚大的压力。