Someone: if I don’t work for my marriage, my marriage won’t work for me.
如果我不致力於經營我的婚姻,我的婚姻就不會回報我。
(跟「你不理財,財不理你」有異曲同工之妙。)
Advisor’s philosophy: we have jobs where we work
, so our marriage should be a sanctuary.
專家的哲學:我們已經要花心力在工作上了,婚姻應該是個避風港。
If you have to work that hard, something is wrong.
如果你覺得你必須花精力在婚姻,那一定有地方出錯了。
Know, everyday is not going to be a bed of roses, and you are going to have to make it through the annoyances.
要知道,人不可能每天都順遂,你必須要克服一些瑣碎繁雜又惱人的事情。
If you think you are working hard, maybe it’s that you are trying to change your spouse.
如果你覺得你很努力地在經營婚姻,那可能是因為你在嘗試改變你的另一伴。
Sanctuary is a place you feel safe and you can be yourself.
庇護所是一個讓你充滿安全感,可以做自己的地方。
A bed of roses. Aurally, roses have thorns.
一床的玫瑰代表順遂,事實上,玫瑰也是帶刺的,再順遂的生活,難免還是會有很多,如針般扎在心頭的小事。