Global Breaking News - Tuesday, December 24, 2024

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Being single has its advantages and disadvantages. I think it’s better to stay single when you’re young. You need to live and have fun. You also need the freedom to do what you want, when you want. Being single in your twenties gives you lots of time to go travelling, see the world and experience different things. Most people like being single in their twenties and then want to settle down in their thirties. I think being single later in life can be sad. All of your friends are married or attached and people tend to go out and party less. I think being single when you’re old would be very lonely. The longer you stay single, the harder it becomes to settle down. In some countries, people think you’re strange if you’re single later on in life.
* stay single = 싱글(독신)로 남다/ in one's twenties = 20대에/ settle down = 정착하다; 편안히 앉다(눕다)/ attached (to ~) = ~에 소속된; ~에 애착(애정)을 가지다/ tend to ~ = ~하는 경향이 있다/ later on = 훗날에, 나중에 

* 질문 *

1. “So, are you dating anyone?”
2. “When was the last time you went on a date?”
3. “Are you putting yourself out there?”
4. “What about Match.com?”
5. “Do you ever get lonely?”
6. “Can I set you up?”
7. “Are you being too picky?”
8. “Does it bother you that most of your friends are married?”
9. “When can I expect grandchildren/nieces/nephews out of you?”
10. “How hasn’t anyone snatched you up yet?”
11. “Don’t you want to have kids?”