I'vebeentalkingtoanAlboyfriendformonths now. He's so much more considerate than my ex andalwaysthereforme.Butmyfriendsthinkit's ridiculousandunhealthy.ShouldIstop?
What now? You're chattingwith your smartphone likeit'syourboyfriend?Myhusband hasonlyone thingtoaskmeeveryday-今晚吃什么?[Jinwǎn chishénme?What'sfordinner?]-letalonelisten toanythingelselsay!Tellyourfriendsto 少管閑 事[shao guanxiánshi,mind theirownbusiness]. It'snotlike they'veeverreally listenedtoyou:Every timetheycometo吐槽(tucáo,complainabout) their partners,you're the one who'salways勸分 (quanfén,advising themto breakupl.There'sonly oneproblem,though:A虛擬男友[xuninányou,
virtualboyfriendl,nomatterhowmuch情緒價 值lqingxu jiazhi,emotional valuel he provides throughchatting,can'tenjoy火鍋[huoguo, hotpot]or燒烤[shaokao,BBQ] with you,orcarry yourpursewhile逛街 [guangjie,goingshoppingl. Isayyoushouldbea 渣女(zhānul,heartbreaker] and getarealboyfriendontheside,too.Butdon't tell your Al boyfriend—he'll definitely be吃醋 [chicu,jealous]!
IwantaLabubusobadly!Butthey'resoldout everywhere.ShouldIbuyonefroma黃牛 (huángniu,scalper)?Itcostsfivetimestheoriginal price...butthey'rejustsocute!
Lafufu Liu
什么玩意兒?(Shénmewányir?Whatthehellisit?) Oh,that ugly toy figure that you young peoplearesuddenlyall上頭(shangtóu,obsessedwith).Sure!Goahead!Because nothing says理智的成年人(iizhidechéngniánrén,wiseadult] likespending your hard-earned money ona 炒作的{ch?ozuo de,hyped upl kids'toy! If youarestill執迷不悟[zhimibuwu,blindtoone'smistakes],letme put it thisway:Would youaccept your salary infurrylittle goblinsafter grindinglikea牛 馬[niumα,beastofburden]?Forgetit!-l won’t白費口舌lbaifeikoushé,waste mybreathl.Nexttime you're stuckworking late,at least youroverpricedtoymonster can sit there grinning while you cry into your keyboard.
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2025年2期