英语外刊阅读精讲：12月不要谈恋爱(原声音频)

2018-09-26 15:51:10来源：新东方在线

　　3. Baby, it’s cold outside.

　　It’s nearly impossible to look and feel your best while bundled up in four layers of performance fleece. “You want to cuddle, but you don’t necessarily want to go out because you’d rather be on your couch drinking wine, watching movies and eating,” Billstein says. The only problem? It’s hard to find a cuddle buddy if you’re too cold to leave the couch.

　　4. To give a gift … or not?

　　Most people are already strapped for cash after splurging on presents for family members, charitable giving and yearly bonuses for their doorman or landlord. Do you really want to buy a gift for the person you just started seeing? What if they get you something and you’re empty-handed? This is a similar conundrum to meeting someone the week before Valentine’s Day.

　　5. You see things through red- and green-colored glasses.

　　The sparkle of the Christmas tree, the romantic holiday duets playing in every store. It’s hard to not get sentimental and crave a cuddle buddy — even if that buddy is not the right one. “I had been going back and forth for a week with a guy I met on Bumble. I had a really good feeling about him from our texting conversations,” says Katie Haller, 28, the social media manager for dog-treat subscription service BarkBox. On their first date, they had zero chemistry. “But for some reason, I stayed for a three-hour date. I built this guy up so much because of the pressure to be in a relationship during the holidays that I was completely let down.”

　　The holidays can even make party boys seem serious — for a nanosecond. “My on-and-off hometown hookup for 10 years confessed his feelings for me right before the holidays, and it led to him spending them with me and my family. As soon as the holidays were over, he acted like the same person he was years ago — a party boy not interested in settling down,” Billstein says. “After the holidays are over, the blinders come off, the Christmas trees die, the lights go out and so do those hopeless-romantic thoughts. You realize they’re the same person you broke up with.”

　　Although it may feel like Cupid is against you in December, fear not — there is hope. I’m living proof! I met my husband in December at a holiday party. Three days later we had our first date, and five days later we had our first kiss. We avoided the awkward commitment and seriousness associated with dating in December because we did not exchange presents or meet each other’s parents. But he was my New Year’s Eve kiss, and shortly after, he was my official boyfriend. Nearly five years later, we were married.

　　来源：Washingtonpost

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