从圣诞礼物窥见TA对你的感情
What Christmas presents really say about your relationship
They say a picture paints a thousand words – and the same applies to gifts. As you shop for Christmas presents for your partner, unconscious feelings and motivations drive your choices.
俗话说,一幅画胜过千言万语.礼物亦然.你为另一半挑选的圣诞礼物,暴露了你潜意识下的选择.
That means the gift you receive gives you clues about what your partner's thinking.
同样,当TA送你礼物时,你也多少能读出对方的内心.
One study which looked at present giving between partners over a 10-year period of their relationship, showed that in the first few years the gifts were rated as being highly in tune with what the receiver actually wanted. Sadly for many couples, the longer they were together, the less meaningful gifts became.
一项针对伴侣间10年来互送礼物的研究显示,最初几年,双方均对收到的礼物赞不绝口.然而,日子过久了,送礼的心意也淡了.
Whether you're a new couple or an established one, presents are one part of the puzzle to your emotional connection. So if you find one of these favourites under the Christmas tree here is what it reveals:
不管你和TA是新婚鸳鸯,还是老夫老妻,一谈到送礼与感情,多半是一头雾水.如果圣诞节你也收到以下礼物,这就是它揭示的情感密码：
Expensive, sophisticated jewellery like an elegant pearl or diamond pendant
昂贵精美的珠宝,比如一串优雅的珍珠或钻石挂饰
This partner reveals a very traditional and quite serious side to their personality. They take you seriously and it's unlikely you ever feel neglected. You probably find they're steady and responsible by nature.
收到此礼,说明对方观念传统,生性严谨.TA很重视这段感情,因此你无需担心遭到冷落.这样的人,生性稳重,做事负责.
They think carefully about investing their time and energy. They've thought carefully about you and they want to invest that time and energy. They might expect you both to fulfil traditional roles – so be aware of this if you have a non-traditional streak.
在决定在一个人身上投入时间和精力之前他们都会思虑再三.他们已经对你进行了仔细考察,并愿意在你身上倾注大量的时间与精力.不过,TA所期待的也是一场传统的二人关系,所以,可别把你心中的"小怪兽"放出来哟.
