Marriage may be the perfect recipe for happiness--but not for lavish Christmas gifts, a survey showed.
调查显示，婚姻也许是得到幸福的良方妙诀，但却不是获取贵重圣诞礼物的好办法。
The poll by RBS Advanta found that the longer people are in a relationship, the less likely they are to spend large sums of money on each other. While 53 percent of those unmarried, but living together, will spend over 100 pounds for their partner on Christmas gifts, only 31 percent of married couples are prepared to spend that much.
这个由RBS Advanta公司(RBS Advanta为英国一家大型个人
信用卡公司)组织的调查发现，情侣们在一起的时间越久，就越不愿意为对方花费大笔金钱。53%的未婚
同居者愿意花超过100镑为伴侣购买圣诞礼物，而已婚伴侣中打算花这么多钱的则只有31%。
And it gets worse once you have children -romantic presents are replaced by practical ones, the poll of 1,000 people across Britain found. For couples together for one or two years, the average amount spent is 101 to 200 pounds, while for those who have stuck it out for longer, it drops to 51 to 100 pounds.
The biggest spender on romantic gifts this year will be a male between 16 and 34 years old who has been in a relationship for one to two years, but does not live with his partner. The least romantic spender will be a woman married for over 20 years without children, according to the survey.
