1. Your Daily Activities
你的日常活動(dòng)
All of your conversations don’t have to be earth shattering. Spend time talking about your day-to-day activities. Discuss what time you woke up, what you ate for lunch, or what you discussed with a co-worker and help your partner understand what happens when you’re apart.
不需要所有的談話(huà)都轟動(dòng)世界,花點(diǎn)時(shí)間談一談你的日?;顒?dòng)吧。談一下你醒來(lái)的時(shí)間,你吃午飯的時(shí)間,或者討論一下你和你同事討論了什么,你還可以讓你的另一半知道你獨(dú)處的時(shí)候發(fā)生了什么。
2. Money
財(cái)富
Talk about your budget. Discuss your saving and spending habits. If you combine your finances, set some financial goals and discuss strategies to help you reach those goals.
談一下你的預(yù)算。講一下你省錢(qián)和花錢(qián)的習(xí)慣。結(jié)合你的財(cái)政狀況,可以設(shè)定一些財(cái)政目標(biāo)以及實(shí)現(xiàn)這些目標(biāo)的策略。
3. Places You Want to Explore
你想去的地方
Start a conversation about the places you’d like to visit. Whether you want to travel to your grandmother’s house or you want to go on a cruise around the world, a discussion about travel can spark a lot of new conversation.
開(kāi)始一個(gè)談?wù)撃阆肴サ牡胤降脑?huà)題。不管你是想去你祖母的老屋還是想去周游世界,一個(gè)關(guān)于旅游的話(huà)題總能迸發(fā)出更多話(huà)題的火花。
4. Emotional Growth
情緒管理
Share some information about your emotional growth. If you notice you’ve become wiser, less reactive, or more compassionate, share that with your partner. Point out the emotional growth you see in your partner as well.
分享一些關(guān)于你情緒管理的信息。如果你意識(shí)到自己變得更加睿智,少了點(diǎn)浮躁,多了點(diǎn)同情心,那么和你的另一半分享吧,同時(shí)也要指出你眼中的另一半的情緒管理。
5. Individual Goals
個(gè)人目標(biāo)
It’s healthy to have individual goals. Whether you want to lose weight, learn how to prepare Chinese food, or learn how to line dance, set some goals for yourself and discuss those goals with your partner.
擁有個(gè)人目標(biāo)是一件很值得提倡的事情。不管你是想要減肥,學(xué)習(xí)如何做中國(guó)菜或者學(xué)習(xí)如何排舞,給自己定一些目標(biāo),并且和另一半討論你的這些目標(biāo)。
6. Spiritual Beliefs
精神信仰
Start conversations about your spiritual beliefs. Be willing to listen to your partner’s beliefs and be open to talking about the similarities and differences in your beliefs.
開(kāi)始關(guān)于信仰的話(huà)題。要愿意去聽(tīng)另一半的信仰,并且可以討論和你的信仰的相似點(diǎn)和不同點(diǎn)。
7. What You’re Watching on TV
你看的電視節(jié)目
Although watching TV isn’t an active way to grow together as a couple, discussing what you’re watching can help you learn something new about one another.
盡管看電視并不是兩個(gè)人共同成長(zhǎng)的好方法,但是通過(guò)你看的電視節(jié)目可以了解對(duì)方更多。
8. Politics
政治
You don’t have to agree on politics in order to have a discussion about it. You can learn a lot about your partner if you have a conversation about politics. Any healthy relationship should allow each partner to feel respected enough to share an opinion, even if it opposes the other partner’s opinion.
你不必為了討論政治而去相信某種政治觀(guān)點(diǎn)。如果你們討論政治,是一個(gè)很好的了解另一半的窗口。任何一種健康的人際關(guān)系應(yīng)該允許任何一個(gè)人去表達(dá)任何一種觀(guān)點(diǎn),盡管那個(gè)觀(guān)點(diǎn)和其他人的相反。
9. Goals to Address as a Couple
組建家庭的目標(biāo)
Discuss the goals you want to reach together as a couple. All healthy relationships should include shared goals for the future. Whether your goal is to volunteer at a homeless shelter together or save enough money for a new car, working together to reach your goal can help you stay close as a couple.
討論一下組建一個(gè)家庭需要達(dá)到的目標(biāo)。所有健康的關(guān)系里面都應(yīng)該包含對(duì)未來(lái)的目標(biāo)。不管你的目標(biāo)是在一個(gè)無(wú)家可歸者的庇護(hù)所里面當(dāng)一個(gè)志愿者,還是攢足夠的錢(qián)去買(mǎi)車(chē),一起努力去實(shí)現(xiàn)目標(biāo)可以使你們更加親密。
10. Your Past
你的過(guò)去
Your partner doesn’t need to know every skeleton in your closet. However, sharing information about your past can be very helpful. Talk about your childhood, past experiences, or obstacles you’ve overcome. You can also share how much you’ve learned and changed over the years.
你的另一半不需要知道你過(guò)去所有的丑事。但是,分享一些你過(guò)去的事情非常有必要??梢哉f(shuō)一下你的童年,小時(shí)候的經(jīng)歷,或者你克服的阻礙困難。你也可以分享一下你在過(guò)去幾年里學(xué)到和改變的東西。
11. Your Values
你的價(jià)值觀(guān)
It’s important to share your values with one another. Talk about your priorities in life. It’s important for your partner to know how you feel about work, family, education, friends, and leisure time. Let your partner know what types of things you value the most and what changes you may want to make to ensure that you’re living according to your values.
和別人分享你的價(jià)值觀(guān)非常重要。談?wù)撘幌履闵钪兄匾氖虑?。讓你的另一半知道你?duì)工作,家庭,教育,朋友以及閑暇時(shí)間的看法很重要。要讓你的另一半知道,什么事情對(duì)你而言最重要,你想要做什么改變以確保遵循自己的價(jià)值觀(guān)而活。
12. Your Dreams
你的夢(mèng)想
Daydreaming together can be a great activity in any healthy relationship. Discuss dreams you had as a child, dreams you’ve let go, and dreams you still hold onto.
在一段健康的關(guān)系中,一起做白日夢(mèng)是很好的“活動(dòng)”。討論一下兒童時(shí)期的夢(mèng)想,夢(mèng)里你去過(guò)的地方,還有你現(xiàn)在仍然懷有的夢(mèng)想。
13. Your Feelings
你的感覺(jué)
Of course, talking about your feelings is an important part of communication. Be willing to share your joys and sorrows with your partner. Also, be willing to talk about what makes you feel angry, when you’re disappointment, and when you feel embarrassed or hurt.
當(dāng)然,談你的感受是交談中很重要的一個(gè)部分。要和你的另一半分享你的喜悅和傷心。當(dāng)然,還有你生氣的時(shí)候,你失望的時(shí)候,你不好意思的時(shí)候,或者受傷的時(shí)候。
14. Family
家庭
Whether you’ve got a close relationship with your family or not, talking about family can be important. It can give your partner an inside look at what type of childhood you had as well as what type of relationship you have with your family members. Discuss how you want your family to be different from your family of origin, as well as which aspects you want to replicate.
不管你和你的家人關(guān)系是否親密,談?wù)撃愕募彝シ浅V匾?。它可以向你的另一半展示你的童年,以及你和你的家庭成員之間的關(guān)系。談?wù)勀阆胱屇愕募彝ズ驮瓉?lái)有什么不同,以及你想保留的方面。
15. Your Relationship
你的人際關(guān)系
Discuss the aspects of your relationship that are working well and make sure to also discuss problematic areas. Talking openly about your relationship can ensure your relationship stays fresh and exciting.
談?wù)勀闳穗H關(guān)系中好的方面,對(duì)有疑問(wèn)的地方進(jìn)行討論。暢談你的人際關(guān)系可以讓你們的關(guān)系保持新鮮,充滿(mǎn)激情。