The "But I Just Want an Answer" Excuse

“但是我只想要一个答复”的借口

Dear Greg,

亲爱的格雷格，

I went on a trip with my boyfriend of six months to California. We had a great time.

我和我交往了半年的男友去加州旅行，我们度过了愉快的时光。

When we got home, he went to visit his family in Boston.

我们回家之后，他去拜访波士顿的家人。

When I called him to check in, his mother told me that he had gone to visit his friend in Florida.

当我打电话给他时，他妈妈告诉我他已经去佛罗里达拜访朋友去了。

I never heard from him again. It's devastating.

我再也没有听到他的消息。这让人绝望。

I believe the only way I can honor my feelings and the relationship is to talk to him and find out what happened. What's wrong with that?

我认为尊重我的感情和恋情的唯一方法就是跟他谈谈，弄清楚到底发生了什么。到底哪里出了问题？

Signed Liza

莉莎

Dear You Picked a Lemon,

亲爱的你挑了个蹩脚货，

Do you deserve to know what happened? Yes. But fortunately for you, I can tell you what happened.

你有资格知道发生了什么？当然。但是不幸的是，我能告诉你发生了什么。

You were dating the worst person in the world.

你在跟世界上最烂的人恋爱。

What could he possibly say that will make a big happy light bulb go on over your head and make you exclaim, “Ohhh, that's why my boyfriend left me without a word and went to Florida and vanished into thin air”?

他能说什么可以让你脑袋上晾着一只快乐的大灯泡叫到“噢，这就是我男朋友一句话没说就离开我去佛罗里达，消失的无影无踪的原因？”

Nothing he could possibly say will be satisfying to you.

他说什么都不可能让你满意。

But what will be satisfying is if you don't spend another moment of your energy on him.

但是你会满意于没有再继续花精力在他身上。

You picked a lemon. Throw it away. Lemonade is overrated.

你选择了一个蹩脚货。扔了它。柠檬汁被高估了。

P.S. : If I ever go to Florida, I'll kick his ass.

附注：如果我会去佛罗里达的话，我会踹他的屁股。

Greg

格雷格

Sometimes a person's behavior is so abhorrent that it leaves little doubt as to what to do.

有时候一个人的行为十分可憎，关于怎么做几乎没有疑问。

The big mistake you made was choosing that person to begin with.

你最大的错误就是选择和这个人开始。

The quickest way to rectify that mistake is by learning from that, moving on, and choosing much more wisely in the future.

纠正这个错误最快的方法就是从中学到教训，继续新生活，在未来更明智的做选择。

And quick, before any more of your precious time is wasted.

赶快，趁着更多的时间被浪费之前。