“七年之痒”后还会有“十二年之痒”（双语）

 

 传统观点认为，“七年”是婚姻的一个坎，结婚到了这个年头，爱情渐渐变淡，取而代之的是幻想的破灭和失望。Seven-years has traditionally been the time when love and affection give way to disillusion and disappointment.

    但成功度过“七年之痒”的夫妇不要沾沾自喜。Seven-years has traditionally been the time when love and affection give way to disillusion and disappointment.

    一项研究表明，现代婚姻的最大威胁其实是十二年之痒。The biggest threat to modern marriages actually comes from the 12-year itch, research has revealed.

    现在很多人都是在结婚十几年后分道扬镳。The majority of couples who divorce have now spent more than a decade together before going their separate ways.

    而至于离婚的原因，越来越多的人说是因为两人的感情“渐渐疏远”或“不再相爱”。And they are increasingly likely to cite 'growing apart' or 'falling out of love' as the cause of their split.

    随着家庭经济压力的增大，在过去两年中因为这些原因分手的夫妇的数量增加了四倍。There has been a four-fold increase in couples breaking up for these reasons in the last two years, amid increasing financial strain on families.

    然而，仍有四分之一的夫妇因为伴侣不忠而离婚。“七年之痒”的说法源于20世纪50年代玛丽莲•梦露主演的一部电影，描述夫妻在结婚七年后开始禁不住外面的诱惑。But infidelity is still responsible for more than a quarter of divorces. The seven-year itch - or the theory that adultery becomes impossible to resist after seven years - got its name from the 1950s film starring Marilyn Monroe.

    这项由英国格兰特·桑顿会计事务所开展的研究基于对英国规模最大的90家家庭律师事务所开展的一项调查，调查结果与去年的差不多，发现婚姻到了十二个年头最容易出问题。The study by the Grant Thornton accountancy group, which was based on a survey of 90 of the country's biggest family law firms, echoed figures released last year which showed that marriages are most likely to fall apart around the 12-year mark.

    格兰特·桑顿会计事务所法庭和调查服务部的萨莉•朗沃斯说：“这在一定程度上打破了多年来有关七年之痒的‘魔咒’。”