有人說(shuō)大學(xué)的畢業(yè)季就是情侶的分手季。連大學(xué)戀愛都難以經(jīng)受住社會(huì)的考驗(yàn)，更何況是中學(xué)就開始的戀愛呢?所以說(shuō)，和中學(xué)戀人一直走到現(xiàn)在是只有少數(shù)人才有的體驗(yàn)。來(lái)看看，和你的中學(xué)戀人走到現(xiàn)在是怎樣一種體驗(yàn)?

　　The Good

　　好處

　　You’re dating your BFF.

　　你的約會(huì)對(duì)象是你永遠(yuǎn)最好的朋友。

　　He fell in love with you when you had braces and were experimenting with blue eye shadow.

　　他在你還穿吊帶背心的年齡愛上了你，那個(gè)時(shí)候你才剛剛學(xué)會(huì)畫藍(lán)色的眼影。

　　There is truly no shame when it comes to your significant other. You can stuff your face with copious amounts of cheese fries at dinner and he won’t judge you.

　　在你的另一半面前仿佛永遠(yuǎn)不必感到害臊，晚飯時(shí)你可以把芝士薯?xiàng)l吃得滿臉都是，因?yàn)樗粫?huì)因此對(duì)你有成見。

　　There is no need to be embarrassed about downing three bottles of wine and confessing your love to him.

　　即使你喝了三杯酒之后向他表白了，也不必感到尷尬。

　　You two aren’t afraid of snapping that selfie in the middle of a busy place in broad daylight.

　　你倆也可以堂而皇之地在大庭廣眾之下玩自拍。

　　There are no awkward moments in your relationship; you can trust him with anything.

　　你們的戀愛中沒有“尷尬”這個(gè)詞，你可以無(wú)條件地信任他。

　　Your memories are priceless.

　　你們?cè)谝黄鸬哪切┯洃浭菬o(wú)價(jià)的。

　　You can be your overbearing, crazy self.

　　你可以毫不遮掩地做自己，霸道、瘋狂。

　　I’ve witnessed some of my friends analyze how long they should wait to text last night’s hook up or watch their phones, hoping he will text because they “most definitely cannot text first”.

　　我看過(guò)很多閨蜜煞費(fèi)苦心地分析在昨晚約會(huì)后多久才能給對(duì)方發(fā)短信，有的迫不及待地查看手機(jī)期待對(duì)方的短信。因?yàn)榕?ldquo;當(dāng)然不能先主動(dòng)發(fā)信息啦”。

　　It is truly a blessing to be able to triple text someone without even thinking twice that it may be annoying.

　　無(wú)所顧慮地給一個(gè)人連發(fā)三次短信、而不用擔(dān)心他會(huì)生氣，這也的確很難得。

　　No dating rules apply when you’ve been dating someone since high school.

　　對(duì)于從中學(xué)就開始戀愛的你們，并沒有什么約會(huì)法則可言。

　　The Bad

　　壞處

　　Growing apart is possible.

　　很可能變成異地戀。

　　Change is good in most aspects of life, but this is not necessarily true when it comes to your high school sweetheart.

　　生活絕大多數(shù)的變化是好的，但對(duì)于中學(xué)就在一起的戀人而言卻不一定是好事。

　　Over the course of multiple years, big decisions, like where to attend college, which city to live in after graduation and what job to take frequently come up in conversations.

　　你們?cè)谝黄疬@么多年，有很多重大問(wèn)題需要討論：比如上哪個(gè)大學(xué)、畢業(yè)后在哪里生活、找什么樣的工作。

　　You constantly change your beliefs, values, passions, interests, hair color, etc. You may not agree on everything, and giving in to your partner’s desires may make you feel like you aren’t maintaining your individuality.

　　在成長(zhǎng)的過(guò)程中，你的信念、價(jià)值觀、激情、興趣、甚至頭發(fā)的顏色都會(huì)經(jīng)常發(fā)生變化。你們不可能對(duì)所有事情的想法都一致，趨同于另一半的想法可能會(huì)使你覺得自己失去了個(gè)性。

　　You’re playing the waiting game.

　　你似乎一直都在等待。

　　After eight years of dating the same person at such a young age, it is easy to bring up the scary stuff that men don’t like to hear, like engagement, marriage and kids.

　　你們年紀(jì)輕輕就墜入愛河，在長(zhǎng)達(dá)8年的戀愛之后，你會(huì)很容易提及訂婚、結(jié)婚、生子等男人或許不喜歡的話題。

　　You want to start your life with him, move in together and wake up next to each other every day so badly, but you also want to finish school and be successful in your new job.

　　你如此渴望開啟自己和他的新生活，住在一起、每天彼此依偎著醒來(lái)。但你也很想完成學(xué)業(yè)，并在自己的新工作中事業(yè)有成。

　　It is important to try to enjoy the present instead of waiting on the future.

　　享受現(xiàn)在，而不是等待未來(lái)——這一點(diǎn)很重要。

　　You’ve come across the “what if” question.

　　你總是被“要是……怎么樣”這樣的問(wèn)題所困擾

　　There is only one thing I can think of that is truly ugly for high school sweethearts, and that is the question of “what if?” What if you chose someone else? Would you be happier? Sadder? Living in a different location? Working at a better job? Having more fun? You get serious cases of FOMO at times.

　　我認(rèn)為從中學(xué)就開始戀愛只有一個(gè)真正令人討厭的問(wèn)題，那就是“要是……怎么樣”。要是你選擇的是別人會(huì)怎么樣?你會(huì)更開心還是更難過(guò)?你會(huì)生活在不同的地方嗎?你會(huì)有一份更好的工作嗎?你會(huì)過(guò)得更加開心嗎?擔(dān)心自己中學(xué)時(shí)候的選擇使你錯(cuò)過(guò)了更好的人(FOMO：Fear Of Missing Out)，這經(jīng)常會(huì)使你感到焦慮。

　　It’s true that it’s okay to sacrifice a little for the one you love, but the honest truth is that asking “what if?” will end your relationship.

　　為了愛人犧牲一點(diǎn)無(wú)可厚非。但是如果你總是產(chǎn)生“要是……怎么樣”這樣的疑問(wèn)，那會(huì)毀了你們的愛情。

　　You’ve chosen your high school sweetheart for multiple reasons, and those reasons are why you continue to stay in love with him.

　　既然你在中學(xué)時(shí)代就選擇了TA，那么肯定是有很多原因的。這些原因也正是你堅(jiān)持下去的理由。

　　I’m a firm believer of fairy tale romances, happy endings and soul mates.

　　我堅(jiān)信童話般浪漫愛情、美好結(jié)局和靈魂伴侶的存在。

　　Fate brings people together for a reason, and when you’ve found your person you know it, regardless of what stage of life you are in.

　　命運(yùn)讓人們相遇是有原因的。當(dāng)你找到對(duì)的人、不管是人生中的什么時(shí)候，你心里其實(shí)是知道的。