恋爱

A couple ties the knot in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, on Valentine's Day. The outbreak means marriage registration ceremonies have been moved to an outdoor space. [Photo/Xinhua]

1. ask out

ask sb out尤指为了开始与某人建立恋爱关系请…外出（或吃饭、看电影等），比如：

She's asked Steve out to the cinema this evening.

她请了史蒂夫今晚出去看电影。

2. go out

go out就有与某人“谈恋爱”的意思：

How long have you been going out with him?

你跟他恋爱有多长时间了？

3. play hard to get

这就是英语里的欲擒故纵啦，尤指恋爱之初“故作冷淡；装出矜持之态”。

在城市分布上，北京、上海、深圳等一线城市也均在“单身”城市排行中名列前茅。

而在美国，单身人士们直呼，没钱约会，所以还单身。

Millennials have a lot of things to complain about when it comes to their financial circumstances. Crushing student loan debt, the rising cost of living and the lack of well-paying jobs have made millennials into the most broke generation in contemporary history.

千禧一代在财务状况方面有诸多抱怨。沉重的学生贷款债务、不断上涨的生活成本和高薪工作的缺乏，使千禧一代成为当代历史上财务状况最糟糕的一代。

But new research showing that almost a third of millennials think dating is too expensive reveals Generation Me isn’t just short on money — but commitment.

但最新调查显示，近三分之一的千禧一代认为约会太昂贵，这表明“我世代”不仅缺钱，还缺乏承诺。

Match.com’s Singles in America survey found that about 30 percent of adults between the ages of 22 to 37 feel their financial instability is hampering their dating game. And 21 percent of the millennials think they don’t even deserve love until they’ve reached a certain level of income, according to the study, which analyzed the dating habits of more than 5,000 US adults.

配对网站开展的美国单身人士调查发现，年龄在22岁至37岁之间的成年人中，约30%的人认为经济状况不稳定妨碍了约会。这项分析了5000多名美国成年人约会习惯的调查显示，21%的千禧一代认为，在达到一定收入水平之前，他们根本不配拥有爱情。

Match.com also found that 22% of singles say a potential partner’s financial situation has held them back from pursuing a relationship with them,

这项调查还发现，22%的单身人士表示，潜在伴侣的财务状况使他们不敢与其恋爱。

The research showed that the majority (20.4 percent) of millennials have a household income that's just $15,000-$29,999.

调查显示，20.4%的美国千禧一代家庭年收入仅有1.5万至2.9999万美元（约合10.5万至21.2万元人民币）。

Another 18.8 percent earn between $30,000-$44,999, while 16.4 percent earn less than $15,000 per year.

18.8%的千禧一代家庭年收入在3万至4.4999万美元之间，家庭年收入不足1.5万美元的占16.4%。

This information follows a separate study, also by Match.com, which said that the average single American spends about $60 per month on dating - but, unfortunately, it's still men who fork-out most of the costs.

配对网站另一项调查显示，美国单身人士平均每月用于约会的开销约为60美元，但大部分开销仍然由男方承担。

fork out：v.支付

Sara, 26, and Joseph Stewart, 28, from Georgia, US, say their vows as they float inside a hot air balloon. [Photo/IC]

Fifty-one percent of men spend more than $100 a month on dates, while 29 percent spend more than $150 a month.

51%的男性每月用于约会的开销超过100美元，29%的男性每月约会开销超过150美元。

The average spend on Valentine’s Day is $103.

男性调查对象的情人节平均支出为103美元。

In contrast, 66 percent of women spend less than $50 a month on dates, while their average amount spent on Valentine’s Day is just $51.

相比之下，66%的女性每月约会支出低于50美元，情人节的平均支出仅有51美元。

The new research also found that the #MeToo movement has caused more than half of all men to act differently with women - being more reserved and distant.

这项新调查还发现，“我也是”运动导致超过半数的男性改变了对女性的态度——更加保守和疏远。

有时候，昨天加的那个人，今天就奔了现。

还有时候是反过来：现实中处得不错，放一个暑假，就成了网恋。

As we spend more and more of our lives online, inevitably we discover ourselves flirting with people we have never met in real life - you might even call it having a crush.

我们花在网上的时间越来越多，自然而然就会更容易和现实中没见过的人撩起来，有人甚至会说“我网恋了”。

There’s something about the dynamism of social media that feels both more truthful and more mysterious. You have lots of intimate knowledge of a person but you can’t see them.

社交媒体的运行机制会让人觉得既有非常真实的一面，也有十分神秘的一面。你知道很多屏幕那头人的秘密，但你却从未见过他/她。

今天我们分享的故事，让你一窥网恋中的众多侧面。

看看翻看对方所有的朋友圈、微博是不是惯例？

以及，是否甜蜜大多相似，磨难各有不同。

01  奔现和买彩票差不多

What do you look for in a partner? It seems like an easy question, but if you're asked to break down what it is that attracts you to someone else, you might struggle to put your finger on it.

你找对象时看中什么？看似是个简单的问题，但要是叫你掰开来说道说道，你可能会犯难。

传统的主流观点认为男性在寻找伴侣时比较看中的是外在条件，女性则比较倾向于非外在的部分。来自德国哥廷根大学的研究者们与经期追踪软件提供商一道，开展了一项针对来自180个国家的68000名女性的研究。