1. Physiccal attrctivenes
1.1. Americans
1.1.1. They are much more concerned a wife should maintain her beauty and appearance after marriage.
1.2. Indians and Chinese
1.2.1. They are less concerned than Americans.
2. Confiding
2.1. Few Asians and Americans
2.1.1. They are believed that wife and husband share all thoughts.
2.2. Indians and Chinese
2.2.1. They think it is better and wiser for a couple not to share certain thoughts.
2.2.2. A large number of Indians men agree that it is unwise to confide in their wives.
3. Partnership of equals
3.1. Americans
3.1.1. They think that marriage is a partnership of equals.
3.2. Indians and Chinese
3.2.1. However, they agree that a woman has to sacrifice in a marriage than a man.
4. Trust built on love
4.1. Asians and Americans
4.1.1. They both agree that a husband is obliged to tell his wife where he has been if he comes home late.
4.1.1.1. The Asian wife demands a record of her husband's activities.
4.1.1.2. The American wife trusts her husband to do the right thing.