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The stress of organising a big wedding can leave many couples at breaking po
The stress of organising a big wedding can leave many couples at breaking po
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2024-03-07
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The stress of organising a big wedding can leave many couples at breaking point, as they battle to coordinate a celebration on a scale which would
tax
even professional event planners.
But couples wrestling with 150-seat table plans should take heart, for new research suggests that bigger weddings predict more successful marriages.
Although cynics may argue that people who can afford an opulent (奢华的) wedding are likely to be financially secure, and therefore happier, the researchers claim that the correlation remains even when controlling for wealth.
They believe that marrying in front of a large number of people demonstrates greater commitment to the union while also discouraging divorce.
"There is some reason to believe that having more witnesses at a wedding may actually strengthen marital quality," said lead author Dr. Galena Rhoades.
"We try to keep our present attitudes and behaviours in line with our past conduct. The desire for consistency is likely enhanced by public expressions of intention.
"Weddings may foster support for the new marriage from within a couple’s network of friends and family. Those who hold a formal wedding are likely to have stronger social networks in the first place."
The report is part of the ongoing National Marriage Project in the US which has been studying what makes marriages work since 1997.
The survey of 418 people found that only 30 percent of couples who had 50 or fewer guests at the wedding had highly-successful marriages. In contrast, nearly half (47 percent) of couples who had 150 guests or more had strong unions.
National Marriage Project director Brad Wilcox added: "Couples with larger networks of friends and family may have more help, and encouragement, in navigating the challenges of married life."
The research also discovered that couples who had fewer partners before marriage were happier and more content. Having several relationships before getting married may lead couples to compare their current partners with former lovers, the authors warn.
"We generally think that having more experience is better. If you were hiring an architect, for example, you would want to hire an architect with more, not less, experience to build your house," said Dr. Rhoades.
"But what we find for relationships is just the opposite. Having more experience was related to having a less happy marriage.
"Having more relationship experience may lead to a greater sense of what the alternatives are. If you have a greater sense of other options it may be harder to invest in, or commit to a marriage."
The researchers call it the "Vegas Fallacy"—not everything that happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas, they warn.
"The past does not always stay in the past" added Dr. Rhoades. [br] What does Dr. Rhoades mean by saying "The past does not always stay in the past" in the last paragraph?
选项
A、We should let go of the past.
B、People should cherish the past.
C、The past will always exist in our mind.
D、The past may have influence on the current.
答案
D
解析
语义题。本题考查DL Rhoades在文章最后说的一句话的意思。从字面上来看,意思是“过去并不总是停留在过去”,而前面的几个段落中一直在陈述的都是婚前恋爱经历丰富的人婚姻幸福程度不如婚前恋爱经历少的夫妻,并分析了原因在于恋爱史丰富的人会更容易拿现在的伴侣去和以前的情人比较,也更难去对一段感情投入或者坚守婚姻。题目中考查的句子紧接前文,由此不难推断该句想要表达的意思,即过去不会止步于过去,会对以后有影响,故选D。
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