6. “They’re downsizing at work. But don’t worry. They won’t get me.”
6. “公司在裁員,但是別擔心,他們不可能炒我魷魚的。”
Many men still feel paternalistic about the women they love, so they lie to spare them worry. But these lies can destroy the very sense of confidence that the man hoped to create. And they can make a woman feel she is not a respected partner in the relationship.
很多男人在心愛的女人面前總有一種“家長義氣”,所以也總會撒點小謊來撫慰女人的憂慮。不過,這種謊言有時反倒會挫傷信心,讓女人覺得自己并未得到真正的尊重。