Have you ever been in a long-distance relationship? Not being able to meet with each other face to face regularly is often the most difficult part of a long-distance relationship. However, studies have shown that couples who are not in the same place are MORE IN LOVE than those who live nearby or together.

In this episode, we're gonna talk about some interesting findings of long-distance relationships, and we'll also have a SPECIAL GUEST share her experience of being in a long-distance relationship!

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【Podcast 關鍵字】

long-distance relationship (n.) 遠距離戀愛

pandemic (n.) 大規模流行病

minor (adj.) 次要的

lockdown (n.) 封鎖

grocery (n.) 食品雜貨

light-hearted (adj.) 心情輕鬆的

maintain (v.) 維持

on a regular basis (phr.) 定期

unpredictable (adj.) 無法預測的

casual (adj.) 隨意的

intimacy (v.) 親密關係

dynamic (n.) 動力

co-located (adj.) 共處在一地

guarantee (n.) 保證

paradoxical (adj.) 矛盾的

tend to (phr.) 傾向於

settle down (phr.) 定居；安頓

chance (n.) 機率

factor (n.) 因素

paradox (n.) 悖論；矛盾

idealize (v.) 把…理想化

significant other (n.) 另一半；重要他人

imagination (n.) 想像力

fill in (phr.) 填補

interact (v.) 互動

in real time (phr.) 即時的

eventually (adv.) 最終

in terms of (phr.) 根據；以…來說

regardless (adv.) 無論

various (adj.) 各式各樣的

handwriting (n.) 手寫；筆跡

stream (v.) 用串流影音播放

routine (adj.) 例行的

check-in (n.) 取得聯繫

spontaneous (adj.) 即興的

on and off (phr.) 斷斷續續

commit (v.) 承諾；保證

drift apart (phr.) 漸行漸遠

co-worker (n.) 同事

specific (adj.) 特定的

task (n.) 工作；任務

time difference (n.) 時差

for now (adv.) 目前

postpone (v.) 延期

in the long term (phr.) 從長遠的角度來說

tone (n.) 聲調

seldom (adv.) 很少地

trigger (v.) 觸發

spicy (adj.) 辣的

optimistic (adj.) 樂觀的

appropriate (adj.) 合適的；恰當的

differ (v.) 不同

golden rule (n.) 黃金準則；重要的原則

consensus (n.) 共識

secure (adj.) 安全的

tangible (adj.) 有形的；實質的