Should we be so concerned with the private affairs of a politician or political candidate? In Taiwan, politicians are supposed to be blameless in private. Whenever an election comes, the media usually focuses on the candidate's appearance, relationships, and family. However, these things do not necessarily reflect the ability to govern. We should pay more attention to the policies and performance of politicians rather than their private affairs. The public is often confused expectations of individuals with expectations of politicians. For example, in Chinese traditional society, women are expected to marry and have children. Single female politicians are considered to be eccentric and therefore are incapable of leading the government. However, the role of politicians is to serve citizens. If a politician can improve the well-being of the people, it is irrational to criticize the politician on grounds of social norms. In addition, the media exaggerates the severity of personal misconduct. Extramarital affairs, for example, only relates to a few people, but news about adultery draw attention from many people. On the other hand, the decision of politicians will affect the livelihood of everyone. But fewer people are concerned with corruption and malfeasance of politicians. Even though politicians’ manners in private might reflect their behavior in public, the potential of making a mistake does not mean things have happened. Therefore, in order to supervise politicians, we should be more concern with their performance, not their private life.