OneofthemoststrikingfindingsofarecentquestionnaireintheUKisthatofthepeopleinter?viewed，oneintwobelievesthatitisbecomingmoredifficulttomeetsomeonetostartafamilywith.Whyaremanypeoplefindingitincreasi

　　OneofthemoststrikingfindingsofarecentquestionnaireintheUKisthatofthepeopleinter?viewed，oneintwobelievesthatitisbecomingmoredifficulttomeetsomeonetostartafamilywith.

　　Whyaremanypeoplefindingitincreasinglydifficulttostartandkeepcloserelationships?Doesmodernlifereallymakeithardertofallinlove?Orarewemakingitharderforourselves?

　　Itiscertainlythecasetodaythatnowadayscouplesbenefitindifferentwaysfromrelationships.Womennolongerrelyuponpartnersforeconomicsecurityorstatus.Amandoesn，texpecthiswifetobeinsole(唯一的)chargeofrunninghishouseholdandraisinghischildren.

　　Butperhapstheknowledgethatwecanliveperfectlywellwithoutapartnershipmeansthatittakesmuchmoretopersuadepeopletoabandontheirindependence.

　　Intheoryfindingapartnershouldbemuchsimplerthesedays.Onlyafewgenerationsagoyourchoiceofsoulmatewasrestrictedbygeographysocialconventionandfamilytradition.Althoughitwasneverclearmanymarriageswereessentiallyarranged.Nowthosebarriershavebeenbrokendown.Youcanapproachabuilderorabrainsurgeoninanybarinanycityonanygivenevening.Whentheworldisyouroyster(牡螈)，yousurelyhaveabetterchanceoffindingapearl.

　　Butitseemsthatthetraditionshavebeenreplacedbyaneventighterrestriction:thelimitationofchoice.Theexpectationsofpartnersaremadegreatertoanunmanageabledegree：goodlooksimpressivesalary，kindtograndmother，andsoon.Thereisnoroomforerrorinthefirstimpression.

　　Wethinkthatarelationshipcanbeperfect.Ifitisn'titisintendedtobethrownaway.Weworktoprotectourselvesagainstfutureheartacheanddon'tputinthehardemotionallaborneededtobuildastrongrelationship.Twelve-hourworkattheofficemakesrelaxedafter-hoursdatingdifficult.Thecostofhousingandchild-raisingcreatespressuretohaveastableincomeandcareerbeforealifepartnership.

　　( )4.Nowadaysinafamily.

　　A.menareresponsibleforhousework B.couplessharetheburdens

　　C.menbegintodependonwomen D.couplescan'tgetalongtogether

　　( )5.Peopledon'twanttogiveuptheirindependencebecause .