Whatever the situation, it can place stress and strain on a relationship - you want to keep your boyfriend or girlfriend happy, but you don't want to compromise what you think is right.

不论是哪种情况都会给这段恋情带来压力和束缚——你想让你的男友或女友高兴，但在你认为对的事情上你又不愿意妥协。

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If you really just want to "vent" about something, let your boyfriend or husband know that in advance so that he knows not to interrupt with solutions to your problem.

如果你真的只想发泄下，提前让你的丈夫或者男友知道，这样他就不会打断你，试图解决你的问题了。

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Don't let your boyfriend pressure you into doing anything you don't want to do.

不要让你的男朋友强求你做任何你不想做的事。

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If you are going out with your girlfriend,or boyfriend, you do not want another friend to go along on your date.

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Or maybe you want to express that you have something less tangible than a boyfriend.

又或者你想表达你拥有一些不像男友那么具体的东西。

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And when you do connect with a fellow mom, taking things to the next level -- a play date or coffee -- can be as nerve-wracking as telling your boyfriend you want to move in together.

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"Off the top of my head, two other songs that I can immediately think of with this type of lyric are 'Hey, hey, you, you get off of my cloud' by the Rolling Stones and 'Hey little girl I want to be your boyfriend' by the Ramones, " she said.

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