2017挥别“单身狗”就靠这10招

If you're without a person to kiss at midnight on VALENTINE'S DAY and you're not happy about it then it's time to take the bull by the horns when it comes to finding love in 2017.

如果你在情人节无人接吻，同时你也因此而感到不悦，那么就要在2017年大胆地去寻找爱情。

 

Instead of being passive and spending time swiping on different apps to find the one, the author of How to find a Prince and Marry Mr Right, George Watts, has some golden rules to follow.

不要再被动，也不要花时间在各种app上寻找爱情，《如何找到白马王子并与他成婚》的作者乔治·瓦特提出了一些黄金规则。

【10招助你挥别单身狗】

1.DON'T BE LAZY!

不要懒惰！

Nowadays we all tend to be a bit lazy about the whole thing, thinking we can just sign up to an app or website and happiness will just land on our laptops. Wrong. The dating environment is more competitive than ever and therefore you need to give 200 per cent if you are really in the zone to make a success of it.

现在，我们都倾向于对所有的事情懒惰，认为只要在一个app或者是网站上注册，幸福就会到来。大错特错！约会环境比以往任何时候都要激烈了，因此如果你真的想要成功，就要付出2倍的努力。

 

2.IF YOU DON'T LIKE THEM, MOVE ON

如果不爱，那就离开

Never persevere with someone for the sake of it when you know it's time to move on.

永远不要在你知道是时候离开了还要纠缠他人。

Reserving energy is paramount in this game, because finding 'the one' can be both mentally and physically exhausting.

保持体力是首要的，因为找到"TA"可能会令你身心俱疲。

 

3.RELAX AND STOP SECOND GUESSING

放松、不做事后诸葛

We tend to try and second guess what the other person is thinking when on a date, but it's important to remember that they are in the same boat too and we should just let go of all that pointless anxiety.

我们倾向于试图事后揣测别人在约会时想着什么，但是请记住他们和我们的处境相同，我们应该让所有无关紧要的焦虑都散去。

 

4.DON'T CHANGE WHO YOU ARE TO FIND 'THE ONE'

不要为了找到"TA"而改变自己

Don't try and morph into something you are not to please anybody else. Just be yourself and let nature take it's course...

不要为了取悦他人而试图改变自己。做自己就好，顺其自然……

 

5.SECOND DATES ARE JUST AS IMPORTANT AS THE FIRST

第二次约会和次约会同样重要

 

6.GET SOMEONE ELSE TO PLAY CUPID

让别人扮演红娘

 

7.FIND A HOBBY

培养一个爱好

Think about your hobbies or interests and hunt out a local group you can join to help meet people with similar interests.

想想你的爱好或兴趣，在当地找一个你能够加入的团体，从而帮助你与志趣相投的人相遇。

 

8.LOVE YOURSELF

爱惜自己

If confidence is an issue, try to embrace and love you a little more before beginning to think about anyone else.

如果你缺乏自信，那么试图在考虑别人之前爱自己多一点。

 

9.STOP AND THINK ABOUT THE FUTURE YOU WANT

不要幻想你想要的未来

The problem is most of us don't stop and think about the future when we are in the thick of something that seems to be going well.

问题即是，我们大多数人在事态向好之时就会去思考未来。

This is a fatal error because actually what we need to do is exactly that - stop and think.

这是一个致命的错误，因为我们需要的正是停止幻想。

 

10.AND FINALLY...

后是……

Routines breed boredom, a little randomness is also good for both heart and soul and your relationship too.

惯例会滋生厌倦，稍微随性对双方的心灵和灵魂以及你们的关系也有好处。

 【单身狗也有特别福利】

当然，作为一名资深单身汪，有时候想想做汪也没啥不好，毕竟脱团也没那么容易嘛，身为汪也有汪的特别福利和待遇…

 

1.The fact you don't have to wax, tweeze, pluck, or engage in any other form of painful preparation for your date!

你不必往脸上糊墙、用镊子拔除、拔扯，或是参与任何形式痛苦非常的约会前期准备！

 

2.Also, no one expects a cheesy gift from you。

而且，又没人期待你俗气满满的礼物！

 

3.There's no need to worry about drunkenly embarrassing yourself。

喝个酩酊大醉也不用担心自己的囧状暴露。

 

4.And there's no need to look "cute" eating!

吃饭的时候像个汉子也没关系！

 

5.And you can fart freely!

想放P就放P，任性！

 

6.On top of that, you won't have to endure a night of that early-stages-of-dating awkwardness…

顶顶重要的是，你不需煎熬过约会前期阶段面面相觑的尴尬瞬间……

 

7.Nor will you run the risk of being one of those couples。

你也不会冒险成为那些对(傻X)情侣之一。

 

8.And technically, you're still in the running to be a royal…

且从技术上来说，你还在奔向飞上枝头变凤凰的路上……

 

9.It's good to remember you don't need someone else。

你不需要别人也能活得很好，记住这点很棒哦！

 

10.And you can use this time to nurture your most important relationship。

利用这个时间，去用心经营你重要的关系。

 

11.You're not wasting time with the wrong person…

你没有在傻X身上浪费时间……

 

12.And when the right one comes along, you'll be ready。

而当你的真爱出现的时候，你已经准备好了。