资讯：钱少谈恋爱的二十二条军规（中英文） - 心理老师大本营

Romance is not about how lavish the gift is or how expensive the date ends up being. True romance is taking the time to speak to the heart of the one you love! Here are some romance ideas for love on a shoestring budget:

爱并不意味着礼物多么昂贵，约会多么奢华，爱意味着花时间深入你爱的人的内心，这里就有一些几乎不怎么花钱的浪漫想法。

Have a candlelit picnic in an unusual location, like your rooftop, a park bench, or overlooking the ocean.

在一个非同寻常的地方举行一个烛光野餐，可以在屋顶，公园长凳，也可以在俯瞰海洋的地方。

Go on a photo date where you snap pictures of each other all over the city. If finances permit it, take them to a one-hour developing location. You may want to frame your favorite and give it to your spouse with a note. The others can be sent as postcards, facebook/ instagram posts or emails to each other all through the year.

来个相片约会，带着相机满城转，给对方拍照，如果经济条件允许，去及时成像店，把其中最喜欢的装裱起来，写点东西一起给你的爱人，其余的可以作为明信片，后者发到fb和instgram上，或者整年不断的email给对方。

Walk or bicycle to an inexpensive ice cream shop or a fancy coffeehouse.

一起散步或者骑车去一个并不昂贵的冰淇淋店或者一个让人着迷的咖啡屋。

Drive in the mountains, arriving in time for a sunset or moonlit stroll.

Go to a park, push one another in the swings, and talk. Take turns listing A to Z the reas** you love your mate.

去公园，帮助另一方推秋千，交谈。从A到Z罗列爱慕对方的N个理由。

Walk the mall. The goal is not to buy, but to test perfume and cologne along the way.

在购物中心漫步，目的不是买买买，而是为了沿路测试香水。

Pull out the kids’ toys, Fly a kite or have a squirt gun ﬁght.

拿出小屁孩的玩具，放个风筝，或者飙水**打一仗。

Go to the library and check out a poetry book, find a romantic spot, like at the beach at sunset, or by the fireplace, and take turns reading them out loud to one another.

去图书馆借本诗集，找个浪漫的地方，比如说落日前的海滩，或是壁炉旁边，轮着为对方阅读。

Write a song or a poem and perform it for the one you love. Even an original version of “Roses are Red…” can be a treasure when it’s from the heart.

为所爱之人写一首歌或者诗，读出来或者演奏出来。如果是真心的，即便是最原始的版本的“玫瑰玫瑰多娇艳”也是非常珍贵的。

Reenact a portion of a timeless romantic drama. Shake-speare’s Romeo and Juliet is a great place to begin.

重演经典浪漫剧，比如罗密欧语和朱丽叶就是很好的开始。

Celebrate your married romance. Spend the day in bed. Prepare ahead and have breakfast in bed. Bring piles of magazines and play soft music. Rest in your love.

庆祝结婚纪念日，终日赖在床上，提前准备早餐，并在床上就餐，堆一些杂志和轻音乐。在恋人怀里小憩。

Reminisce over old photo albums or your wedding album. Set the mood by relaxing together and talking by firelight or candlelight. Another option is to have your children play waiter and waitress and serve a romantic dinner, then tell them the story of how you fell in love. After they are in bed, choose one other idea on this list to enjoy.

回味旧照片和婚礼相册，放松培养情绪，在炉火或者烛光下私语。另外一个高招就是让小孩扮演侍者来服务一个浪漫晚餐，同时告诉他们你们是怎么相爱的。等他们睡了，就好好享受两人世界。

Have a living room luau. Often local music stores have island music at rock bottom prices. Put on your bathing suit, toss down some beach towels and enjoy island cuisine.

举行一个起居室晚宴，通常本地的音乐商店可以很低价买到一些海岛音乐，穿上你的泳装，乱扔一些沙滩浴巾，假装在海岛，并且享受海岛美食吧。

Borrow plants from all your friends and neighbors and turn your patio into a private garden retreat and enjoy a quiet dinner. Bake something extravagant together. Bonus points for cooking the dinner and doing the clean up together.

从你的亲友和邻居中借一些花草，把你的院子弄成一个私人花园来一次幽静的晚餐，一起做一些特别的，并且一起清理。

Rent an old-fashioned romantic movie. The movies made in the ’30s through the ’50s are a good place to start.

Work out together. Go for a jog, do aerobics to a video, or visit a gym. Enjoy sitting in the Jacuzzi to recover.

一起工作，慢跑，对着视频做有氧运动，或者去健身房。完了一起坐在波浪式浴盆里放松。

Go on a walk and find a quiet romantic place to dance under the moonlit or in the sunset.

出去早一个安静的浪漫处，在月光下，或者晨光中翩翩起舞。

Play 20 questi**. Each of you think of ten questi** you’d love to know the answer to. Try questi** like, “If you introduced me to a stranger today, what one thing would you say I do that you really appreciate about me?” or “If money was not a factor, where would you like to go on a romantic getaway?”

玩20个问题，每个人想10个你想知道答案的问题，最好问类似这些的：“如果今天把我介绍一个陌生人，你最欣赏的关于我的一件事情是什么?”“如果钱不是问题，我们去哪里**情大逃亡。”

Watch a movie about a place you’d love to travel together. Create a theme date by eating food from that location, scan the internet together and plan where you might go away together in the future.

Renew your vows (or write personal vows, if you didn’t do that in your original ceremony). This can be a private affair or you can invite the children or friends and celebrate.

重修誓言，或者写下私人誓言，如果在原来的婚礼上没有的话，这个可以是私人事件，也可以邀请孩子和亲友来庆祝。

Remember, it’s not the expense of the gift but the thought that counts!