It's perhaps inevitable that some of the romance will go out of a relationship as time passes.
两个人在一起时间久了,感情不可避免地会趋于平淡。
And for some couples that spontaneity is replaced by a steady and deepening affection.
对于有些情侣而言,最初的那种激情逐渐变成稳定、深厚的感情。
But not for as many as we would like to think. In fact, most couples are unhappy in their relationship, say researchers.
不过这样的情侣并没有我们想象得那么多。研究人员日前称,其实大多数情侣的感情生活并不快乐。
More than six out of ten adults in a relationship admit there is a lot they could do to improve their love life - and four out of ten admit they have considered leaving their partner. One in ten no longer even trusts their partner.
In fact, most couples only rate their sex life as being six out of ten - and 25 per cent claim activity in the bedroom is more perfunctory than perfect.
More than half of those polled said their partner was no longer the 'affectionate and giving' person they were when they first started dating.
超过一半的受访者说,他们的伴侣不再像约会之初那么“充满柔情和乐于付出”。
And for 33 percent acts of spontaneity - such as booking romantic trips away, cooking a favorite meal or bursting in with a bouquet of flowers - are all but dead-and-gone.
'The sad fact of the matter is that when people first start dating, they go to great lengths to appeal to each other by being sexy, romantic and giving,' said David Brown of website UKDating.com.
'But once that honeymoon period is over, it is all too easy to start taking each other for granted. Once couples fall in love and settle down, they fall out of the habit of making an effort.'
“但这段蜜月期一旦结束,他们就开始不那么上心了。两人一旦坠入爱河、感情稳定下来,就不再努力了。”
The survey also revealed 13 per cent of couples no longer want the same things for the future and 19 per cent don't give each other enough time or attention. For 16 per cent a lack of time to talk is a bone of contention, whereas 7 per cent simply don't fancy each other any more.