When you have to make a commitment to love for a love, the fact is all over;

当你必须为—段爱情做承诺时，—切其实都已结束； 当你必须为一段婚姻做承诺时，一切才刚开始。

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But once a relationship has become long-term, although we still talk about love and commitment, in some ways it's satisfaction that comes to the forefront.

然而一旦交往关系确认成为长期的，虽然我们仍会谈及爱和承诺，对这段关系的满足感却变得重要起来。

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Love is apparently a form of "long-term commitment insurance" that ensures your mate is less likely to leave you, should your legs fall off or your ovaries fall out.

看起来，爱是一份长期的承诺保险，确保你的伴侣不会轻易离开你，不论你的腿被截肢了还是你的卵巢被切除了。

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if you have all three, intimacy, passion, commitment, this is "consummate love" according to Sternberg complete love.

如果亲近，激情和承诺三者兼而有之，这就是完美式爱情，完整的爱情。

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It's best if you don't know what that is or even if you do mistakenly attribute it, misattribute it, to physical attraction, romance, intimacy, passion and commitment, it's love.

最好是如果你不知道是什么,甚至如果你错误认定，以为是生理吸引力，浪漫，亲密，激情和承诺，那是爱情。

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