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1、Fallinloveistheeasypart00:00IpublishedthisarticleintheNewYorkTimesModernLovecolumninJanuaryofthisyear."ToFallinLoveWithAnyone,DoThis."Andthearticleisaboutapsychologicalstudydesignedtocreateromanticloveinthelaboratory,andmyownexperiencetryingthestudymyselfonenightlastsummer.00:30Sotheprocedureisf
2、airlysimple:twostrangerstaketurnsaskingeachother36increasinglypersonalquestionsandthentheystareintoeachother'seyeswithoutspeakingforfourminutes.00:46Sohereareacoupleofsamplequestions.00:49Number12:Ifyoucouldwakeuptomorrowhavinggainedanyonequalityorability,whatwoulditbe?00:57Number28:Whendidyoula
3、stcryinfrontofanotherperson?Byyourself?01:03Asyoucansee,theyreallydogetmorepersonalastheygoalong.01:07Number30,Ireallylikethisone:Tellyourpartnerwhatyoulikeaboutthem;beveryhonestthistime,sayingthingsyoumightnotsaytosomeoneyoujustmet.01:19SowhenIfirstcameacrossthisstudyafewyearsearlier,onedetailr
4、eallystuckouttome,andthatwastherumorthattwooftheparticipantshadgottenmarriedsixmonthslater,andthey'dinvitedtheentirelabtotheceremony.SoIwasofcourseveryskepticalaboutthisprocessofjustmanufacturingromanticlove,butofcourseIwasintrigued.AndwhenIgotthechancetotrythisstudymyself,withsomeoneIknewbutnot
5、particularlywell,Iwasn'texpectingtofallinlove.Butthenwedid,and--01:58(Laughter)02:00AndIthoughtitmadeagoodstory,soIsentittotheModernLovecolumnafewmonthslater.02:06Now,thiswaspublishedinJanuary,andnowitisAugust,soI'mguessingthatsomeofyouareprobablywondering,arewestilltogether?AndthereasonIthinkyo
6、umightbewonderingthisisbecauseIhavebeenaskedthisquestionagainandagainandagainforthepastsevenmonths.AndthisquestionisreallywhatIwanttotalkabouttoday.Butlet'scomebacktoit.02:32(Laughter)02:35Sotheweekbeforethearticlecameout,Iwasverynervous.Ihadbeenworkingonabookaboutlovestoriesforthepastfewyears,s
7、oIhadgottenusedtowritingaboutmyownexperienceswithromanticloveonmyblog.Butablogpostmightgetacouplehundredviewsatthemost,andthosewereusuallyjustmyFacebookfriends,andIfiguredmyarticleintheNewYorkTimeswouldprobablygetafewthousan