NATASHA: I need to tell you. He proposed to me.
ERIC: You're kidding. Really? What are you going to do?
NATASHA: I don't know. I'm going crazy. It's really too fast.
I told him I couldn't decide yet.
ERIC: Well, what do you think?
NATASHA: I know it would make my life easier here.
But I would never marry someone just to get lower tuition or a green card.
ERIC: I know. You are not that kind of person.
NATASHA: But we are really good together.
And I know he really loves me. And I love him too.
Still... I just don't know. What is it like being married?
ERIC: I think it is different for every couple.
When you think about marrying him, you have to ask yourself a few questions.
NATASHA: Like what?
ERIC: Well, first you have to be confident you and he can be friends. That's important.
Now you are boyfriend and girlfriend. But can you be best friends too?
Can you be together every day and really feel like comrades?
NATASHA: I don't know. We don't live together now.
ERIC: It's an important question.
Because after you're married awhile, your relationship will change.
You and he need to be able to get along in a lot of different ways.
NATASHA: We have a lot in common, he and I. So maybe we can.
ERIC: And another thing too. You both should have similar ideas about life.
About the future, I mean. Do you both want to live in New York?
NATASHA: Well, maybe not New York. But we want to stay in the States.
ERIC: And what about kids and careers?
Does he want you to have babies right away?
NATASHA: Oh, no. I would never want that.
He's not looking for a housewife.
He wants us both to study, and then find jobs together.
ERIC: I don't know what to tell you, Natasha. It's up to you, of course.
You're a strong woman, and I think you know how to decide things. Probably...
NATASHA: What?
ERIC: Probably you made the right decision not to answer yet.
Getting married is a serious thing. I have a lot of friends who are divorced now.
And it's because they didn't take marriage seriously.
So you need to be sure. And him too. He should be sure in his mind.
Before you say yes, make sure he really understands what he wants.
NATASHA: That's a good idea. I shouldn't think only about me.
I should try to think about why he really wants to get married.
ERIC: That's right. That's an important question.
Because a lot of times people have expectations that aren't realistic.

娜坦莎：我要跟你说，他向我求婚了。
艾瑞克：开玩笑，真的啊？你会怎么做呢？
娜坦莎：我不知道。我快疯了，他真的太快了。
我跟他说还无法决定。
艾瑞克：那你怎么想？
娜坦莎：我知道那会让我在这儿的生活容易些。
但是我绝不会为了学费较低或绿卡而嫁人的。
艾瑞克：我了解，你不是那种人。
娜坦莎：但是我们真的很要好。
他真的爱我，而我也爱他。
我只是不知道结了婚会如何。
艾瑞克：对每对夫妇来说都很不一样。
当你考虑要嫁给他时，你必须问自己一些问题。
娜坦莎：比如什么？
艾瑞克：首先你必须有信心你们可以成为朋友，那很重要的。
现在你们是男女朋友，但是也能成为最好的朋友吗？
你们能每天在一起并且觉得是好伙伴吗？
娜坦莎：我不知道。我们现在没住在一起。
艾瑞克：这是很重要的问题。
因为当你结婚一段时间后，关系会改变。
你和他在很多不同方面要能够相处。
娜坦莎：他和我有很多共同点，也许我们可以。
艾瑞克：还有一点，你们两个要有相似的生活理念。
我是

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