Lightning Marriage闪婚

A:I went to a friend’s wedding yesterday. I was so happy for them—the bride and the groom looked like a match made in heaven. But I almost couldn’t believe it was happening because they only met 3 months ago, and now they’re married!

B:I think this kind of situation is becoming more widespread. I’ve heard there’s even a new word for it: “lightning marriage.”You know, like getting married as fast as a bolt of lightning. As far as these lightning marriages go, a relationship of three months is considered comparatively long, I heard about some people who only knew each other for seven hours before they got married!

A:This is really an era that requires speed and stresses efficiency! Even relationships and marriage aren’t exceptions. Do you think these “lightning marriages”can be happy and fulfilling?

B:I think “lightning marriages”are really interesting. If it was love at first sight for two people and they got married immediately, it would definitely be exciting, and after marriage their lives would be full of a sense of mystery and newness. Besides this, “lighting marriages”also have a great advantage: they can save the cost, including saving time and money.

A:I certainly believe that falling in love is something that can happen in the blink of an eye, but married life requires long-lasting, steady love. So I think “lightning marriages”seem like a big gamble. They’re turning love into a game.

B:On the other hand, there are a lot of people who have been in very long term relationships, but in the end, because they waited so long, their relationship loses the passion it had in the beginning and they break up, which is really painful for them both. I think “lightning marriages”are still better than that kind of situation!

A:But if the two people in a “lightning marriage”haven’t known each other very long, and don’t completely understand each other, don’t you think after they get married they’ll have a hard time avoiding conflicts?

B:I think a married couple’s happiness isn’t measured by how long they were together before they got married, so a “lightning marriage”doesn’t have to lead to instability. Any marriage can succeed or fail.

A:I still think it’s too risky; I think these “lightning marriages”will end up in “lightning divorces,”and that’s much worse for the two people than if they hadn’t married at all.

B:It’s true, “lightning marriages”aren’t right for everyone; only those who have courage and the right attitude can take the risk!

Lightning Marriage闪婚

A：昨天我去参加了一个朋友的婚礼，新郎和新娘看上去很般配，我很为他们高兴，但让我感到不可思议的是，他们刚刚认识3个月就结婚了。

B：现在这种情况已经并不少见了，而且还有了一个相应的新词“闪婚”，意思就是“像闪电一样很快很快的结婚”。3个月的恋爱期在闪婚中算是比较长的了，听说还有认识7个小时就结婚的人呢！

A：这真是一个追求速度、讲究效率的时代??！连恋爱、结婚也不例外。你觉得“闪婚”会幸福吗？

B：我觉得“闪婚”挺好玩儿的！如果两个人一见钟情就结婚，肯定很刺激，而且婚后生活也会充满神秘感和新鲜感。此外，“闪婚”还有一个很大的好处，就是能节约恋爱成本，包括金钱成本和时间成本。

A：我相信爱上一个人可能是一瞬间的事情，但是婚姻生活需要的是长久的、稳定的爱情，所以我觉得“闪婚”就好像是在赌博，把爱情当成游戏。

B：可是也有很多人经历了马拉松式的恋爱，最后就因为恋爱时间太长、缺少恋爱初期的激情而分手了，而且双方还都很痛苦，我觉得这种情况还不如“闪婚”呢！ 

A：可是“闪婚”的双方恋爱时间短，互相了解不充分，在婚后的生活中难免会出现矛盾。你说呢？

B：我觉得婚姻幸福不幸福，不是用恋爱的时间长短来衡量的，所以闪婚并不意味婚姻不稳固，任何婚姻都可能成功或失败。

A：可我还是觉得这样做太冒险了，我担心“闪婚”之后很快就会离婚，那真的是比没有结婚还痛苦。

B：的确 “闪婚”并不适合每个人，有勇气、而且心态好的人才能尝试！