You sound very inexperienced.
The Doc liked her but was never in love with her , theres a difference in case you dont know .
He wasnt shy , he was reluctant , another difference that you dont understand , you not living amongst Chinese people . our values are different , you are out of touch .
Thats why the whole idea was the old hags , she had to push him into marrying .
You fail to understand the difference between really loving someone and keeping them as possessions which is what the old fart was doing to the kids .
And lets not forget , the kids still loved Alex very much evidenced by their joy when seeing him .
what kind of person prevents kids from being with their natural father when they still love each other ??
Anyone that thinks this is love has got a very perverted sense of it .
you also forget that immediately after the accident , the old fart blamed Mich as she incharge of the kitchen and then very agressively insisted the marraige on mich and the doc as payback.
If you think that isnt bitter , then I feel sorry for any kids you might have .
If you understand Chinese facial expressions then you can see from mich's face that she agrees to wed out of guilt as much as liking the doc .
Thats not love thats blackmail , happens all the time in our soceity - you would know of course but then again you cannot since you are so far away .
You are just playing with words and you got the themes upside down .
In this case: love , marriage is both duty and everlasting and it is TO ALEX since they were NEVER divorced .
he was wrongly pressumed missing.
The doc knew this, thats why even you noticed he was guilty .
This is NOT about divorce ! how can it be when there was none , none between Alex and Mich , and none between Doc and Mich.
You cant divorced someone when there is no LEGAL MARRIAGE ! You can't legally marry someone when they are still married to SOMEONE ELSE !
" what the " yourself .