A: Wang Qinian lives a more authentic life than I am.
B: What do you mean by authentic?
A: He fears his wife and loves his daughter. He lives his life for them. Though it's not easy for him sometimes, at least he's happy.
B: Isn't your life authentic?
I'm not sure of if that's grammatical. I just have a feeling that "a more authentic life than I live" would be fit. Am I wrong?
A: **** Qinian lives a more authentic life than I do / is living a more authentic life than I am. B: What do you mean by authentic? A: He fears his wife and loves his daughter.
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A: **** Qinian lives a more authentic life than I do / is living a more authentic life than I am.
B: What do you mean by authentic?
A: He fears his wife and loves his daughter. He lives his life for them. Though it's not easy for him sometimes, at least he's happy.
B: Isn't your life authentic?
Is the writer of this dialogue suggesting that in an a