Being satisfied with being single is a precondition of satisfactory coupledom.

对单身状态感到满意是维持长期伴侣关系的前提。

US researchers say that, unless you have superior relationship skills, your hopes of cosy coupledom are likely to be dashed.

美国的研究人员说，除非你具备处理婚姻关系的高超技巧，否则你对美满婚姻的憧憬很可能会破灭。

Maybe you received an invitation from your not-quite-yet-going-steady partner, and this event feels like a test on the road to coupledom.

也许你收到了尚未稳定的伴侣的邀请，而这次活动感觉就像是对情侣之路的考验。

It's time to liberate companionship from the shackles of coupledom, and make it as widely and as easily available as sexual liberators wanted sex to be.

是时候解放受婚姻束缚的伴侣关系了，正如性解放者对性的希翼一样，要让伴侣关系能更易更广地形成。