Virgo Sun Pisces Moon

You’ve finally made your decision about groceries?

Yes… I think so…

What is it? Yes or no? Am I paying for them or not?

(Laughing) — Sometimes you’re really BLUNT, you know that?!

(Laughing) Am I?!?! Is it from my culture?!!? As a man?!?!?!

(Laughing) I don’t know?!?! MAYBE?!?!?! I don’t think even a Taiwanese guy will talk to me like that!!!

(Laughing) What?!?! How would a Taiwanese guy respond?!?!

I think… a Taiwanese guy would say… After I said, “Yes, I think so…” He would say, “What is your decision, my love? My Darling?”

(Laughing so hard now) NO THEY WOULDN’T. THAT IS NOT A TAIWANESE GUY. THAT IS LIKE AN ITALIAN GUY OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. THAT’S NOT THE WAY A TAIWANESE GUY WOULD RESPOND!!!

(Cackling) Okay fine. They’ll probably say the first part but without the “My Love, My Darling…”

(Still laughing) I can’t believe you thought that a Taiwanese guy would add, “My Love, My Darling”

No! It’s POSSIBLE! Especially during the chase! They will say 寶貝 — it’s a term of endearment! Especially during the chase!!!

(LOLOLOLOLOLOL) So you want me to say that to you? You want me to call you 寶貝 ?

No. It’s fine… anyways!!! I’ve made my decision about GROCERIES…

(Still chuckling to himself) Okay… my BABY… what is your decision about groceries? Please — I would love to hear it.

(Smiling) Thank you, that was very polite of you.

My decision is… you can pay for the monthly Costco groceries. I will pay for the smaller top-ups in my day to day.

The monthly Costco groceries? (This conversation is about to go in a whole… other direction)…

Yes… because that’s the bulk of it. The monthly Costco trip. You can pay for the bulk of it. But Costco doesn’t always have everything, or sometimes small things run out — like the dog’s Greenies, or bin liners, or small things like that. And then I’ll just go to the nearest grocery store and buy those myself. It’s fine. I don’t need your credit card for those kinds of small top-ups.

Why does it even matter? Why not just use my credit card for all of those things anyway?

Why does it matter to YOU that it matters to ME like that?!

(Deep breaths) Because… I think… maybe it is my culture? I’ve always been raised that the man provides everything… it’s weird that you keep rejecting this concept. It’s almost… emasculating…

(What… the Fuck…) IT’S 2025. ARE YOU STILL THINKING THIS WAY?!?!!?!?!?

Maybe… What if I was?

I think that from my perspective it’s a situation of avoiding financial abuse.

Financial ABUSE?!!?!?!?!?!?!

Yes… my dear… it’s 2025… there’s plenty of books about it… Husbands… financially abusing their wives… it’s a very common statistic, unfortunately, in all societies. In all cultures. It doesn’t even matter about race, or age. It happens. All the time.

Why doesn’t financial abuse happen the other way around?

(Are you for real?!?! — facial expression) Because… women… statistically… STILL. DO NOT. IN 2025. EARN. “MORE” MONEY — THAN MEN!!! THESE ARE FACTS.

Maybe it “could” happen — theoretically — but it’s very rare. And it’s not statistically significant to be a public issue in society in 2025.

(Pressing his lips together like yes he knows he’s wrong but he’s also just trying to think of how else to steer this conversation)… (Deep breaths)

It’s one of my biggest fears about getting married… being “tied down” to a Man…

(Stunned) — I didn’t know this.

Yeah. I don’t think I ever told you back then.

Is it still a fear now? In 2025?

It’s always at the back of my mind… but I feel like I can avoid it when we compromise on things like — you can pay for the bulk of the groceries, eg. Costco, monthly trip — I’ll pay for my own small top-ups, thank you very much, I still love you, you’re still my Man, and you’re still my MASCULINE Man.

Why does the Costco have to be monthly? Can it be fortnightly? Weekly?

I’m going to Costco on a monthly basis already. That’s why I said monthly. Sure, when we’re actually living together — it might even be fortnightly. When we have kids — it probably would even be weekly. The point of this is that you’re paying for Costco — not for the other small top-up type of groceries.

What if we’re travelling? Who’s paying then?

Fine. When we’re travelling — you pay for it. Because travelling is a holiday. It’s a “perk” of life. You can pay for everything when we’re travelling away from our usual “nests” —

Which locations are our usual nests?

I think, it will be: Brisbane, Gold Coast, Japan (maybe Kyoto? Or wherever we end up there).

Sydney?

Hmm… maybe Sydney later on. I can’t imagine it right now. But wherever we are paying city council rates for that property — that’s a nest.

City council rates?

You don’t know?

Know what?

Houses — properties — at least, in Australia — come with city council rates.

What are rates?! What are you talking about?

How are you a multi-millionaire genre pop star who doesn’t understand that you have to pay council rates for the properties that you’re owning?

(Oops…) Hmm… should I know about this?

Your ACCOUNTANT should be TELLING YOU ABOUT THIS. Letting you KNOW about all the EXPENSES of THAT PROPERTY.

Oh… okay… I’ll have a discussion… Does this also apply to apartments?

I don’t know. I’ve never owned an apartment. Maybe?! I don’t know. Just figure it out with the people who know more about it and pay your rates or body corporate or whatever.

Okay, okay, so it might be our Body Corporate. Wherever our nest is…

Okay? If you need that technicality?

Yeah, like, that makes so much more sense for me in my brain.

You’ve never had to pay city council rates for a property?

Well — I don’t own any houses in Australia right now.

Okay then… well… yeah. You’ll have to pay council rates if you buy one.

Okay… (shrugs shoulders)… good to know for later on…

There’s also water and electricity bills, and phone and internet…

I KNOW ABOUT THOSE!!! Oh my gosh, just because I’m a genre pop star doesn’t mean I don’t know about THOSE THINGS!!!

(Laughing)

This was a… long conversation about money…

Yeah… and that’s usually what causes break-ups. Statistically speaking…