My wife and I just got our keys to our BTO and we’re really excited to move in because the next few months we’ll be busy with our wedding banquet and other things but when our parents found out they were damn angry and told us to cancel the move cos it’s still the 7th month. I really dont get all this old people mentality.
Why 7th month cannot move house?
Aren’t all these beliefs just social constructs that someone coined and the rest just blindly decided to follow? Where’s the logic behind it? Initially I insisted on moving but my wife didn’t want to anger our parents so she told me to just follow and now everyday she’s grumbling about how our schedules are messed up. At first I’m only dulan but hearing her complain everyday I’m now sibei fucking dulan. I have half a mind to just move everything in myself but I know that’s suicide cos if anything happen even if it’s just a small thing, she’ll be upset at me forever. I was really looking forward to moving into our new place together but now all the happy feeling is lost. My wife and I were so excited when we got the keys to our BTO a few weeks ago. We’d been dreaming about this moment for months, and the anticipation was overwhelming. We’d already made plans to move in and start decorating, but then our parents found out and they were livid.
They told us that it was the seventh month and that it was not a good time to move house. I had heard of this superstition before, but I had never taken it seriously; I always thought it was just an old wives’ tale. But my parents were adamant that we not move, and I could tell my wife was starting to feel guilty for making them angry.
To make matters worse, our wedding banquet was just a few months away and we had a lot of other things to take care of. We were so busy that we barely had time to think about our new home. It was a huge disappointment, and I could see the sadness in my wife’s eyes.
Every day, she’d grumble about how our schedules were messed up and how all the happy feelings of moving into our new home were gone. I wanted to stand my ground and insist that we move, but I knew that would only make her more upset.
At the same time, I felt like I was being ridiculous for letting superstitions dictate my actions. I couldn’t understand why people blindly followed these social constructs without questioning them. What kind of logic was there behind the idea that it was bad luck to move into a new home during the seventh month?
After much discussion, my wife and I decided to follow our parents’ advice and postpone the move. We figured that it was better to keep the peace than to risk upsetting them. But while I understood her decision, I couldn’t help but feel a little resentful.
I know that superstitions are just part of life and that it’s important to respect our elders, but sometimes I just wish we could make our own decisions without worrying about what other people think. I was really looking forward to moving into our new place together, but now all the happy feelings are gone.