FALLING IN LOVE

People usually fall in love in two ways. One is when you

meet somebody, start talking, find out that you have
things in common and spend more and more time
together. You enjoy each other’s company, you find the
other person attractive and fun. First maybe you will have
a crush on them, in secret. You go on dates. You
have candlelit dinners and go on romantic walks. After the
first kiss you start feeling butterflies in your stomach.
You have fallen in love. If this feeling is mutual, you
start going out. You become a couple in a relationship.
Another way people fall for somebody is called love at first
sight. They see each other for the first time, maybe they
meet on a blind date even, and fall in love at once. It
depends on what kind of person you are. Some people say
love at first sight is just about physical attraction, but
there are many long and steady relationships that started
with chemistry.
We are different, so we react in various ways when we are
in love.Some people are timid and shy, so when they meet
somebody they find attractive, their heart skips a beat and
they blush. They are at loss for words. Other
people make the first step and they are not so afraid
of being rejected. They start flirting to draw attention to
themselves. They give compliments, look their best and
try to seduce the person they like.
Sometimes love can be very painful. This can happen
when somebody doesn’t return your love or if they break
up with you. It is also very heartbreaking when
somebody cheats on you or leaves you for another
person.
Love to marriage
If you are lucky, you fall in love with somebody who loves
you back. After going out for some time, people who are
in love start thinking about getting married and having a
family. People usually think about marriage if they feel
that they want to spend the rest of their lives with their
boyfriend or girlfriend, if they think they have found
their soul mate in their partner. It is more typical for the
man to propose to the woman. He pops the big
question, asking her to be his wife. He gives the girl
an engagement ring, which is traditionally a diamond ring.
The couple gets engaged and starts planning their
wedding dateand ceremony.
In more conservative and traditional families it
is customary to ask a woman’s father for her hand in
marriage before the proposal. You have to sit down and
have a long talk with your future bride’s father and explain
why you wish to marry his daughter, how you are planning
to provide for her and your future family. You promise
to take care of her. In some cultures marriages are pre-
arranged and the bride and the groom don’t even know or
love each other. The groom’s family pays a bride price and
the bride’s family gives money, goods or estate to the
marriage. This is called dowry.
In more modern cultures the couple chooses each other
and ties the knot because they are in love. However, they
still ask for their parents’ blessing. There is no dowry and
bride price, but in some cases there are prenuptial
agreements. Many people think that there is no need for
these agreements if you really love each other, but they
can come in handy if the marriage ends in divorce and
one of the spouses has a bigger wealth than the other.
to fall in love with - beleszeretni valakibe
to have things in common- valakikben közös valami
(érdeklődés pl.)
to enjoy - élvezni valamit company - társaság
attractive - vonzó date - randi
to have a crush on - beleesni valakibe
candlelit - gyertyafényes
to feel butterflies in one’s stomach -
izgulni/lámpalázasnak lenni
mutual - kölcsönös
to go out - járni (egymással)
love at first sight - szerelem első látásra
blind date - vakrandi
at once - hirtelen, egyszerre csak, azonnal
physical attraction - fizikai/testi vonzalom
chemistry - kémia (itt: összhang két ember között)
timid - félénk shy - szégyenlős
one’s heart skips a beat - kihagy egy dobbanást a szíve
to blush - elpirul
to be at loss for words - szóhoz sem jutni/nem találni a
szavakat
to make the first step - megtenni az első lépést
to be rejected - visszautasítva lenni
to flirt - flörtölni
to draw attention to oneself - magára vonni a figyelmet
compliment - bók, bókolás
to seduce - (el)csábítani painful - fájdalmas
to return somebody’s love - viszonozni valaki szerelmét
to break up - szakítani (valakivel)
heart-breaking - szívszorító, szívfacsaró
to cheat on - megcsalni valakit
to leave somebody for - elhagyni valakit valakiért
to love somebody back - viszontszeretni valakit
to get married - összeházasodni marriage - házasság
the rest of one’s life - valaki életének a hátralévő része
soul mate - lelki társ to propose - megkérni valaki kezét
to pop the question - megkérni valaki kezét
engagement - eljegyzés
to get engaged - eljegyezni egymást
wedding ceremony - házassági szertartás
traditional - hagyományos customary - szokásos
proposal - leánykérés
to provide for somebody - gondoskodik valakiről
to take care of somebody - vigyáz valakire, törődik
valakivel
pre-arranged - előre elrendezett
estate - ingatlan dowry - hozomány
to tie the knot - összeházasodni blessing - áldás
prenuptial arrangements - házassági szerződés
to come in handy - jól jön valami
divorce - válás spouse - hitves/házastárs
wealth - vagyon
EXERCISE Melyik a helyes?
1.When I introduced my boyfriend to my grandma, she
said ‘________________’. It was so embarrassing.
a) ah, to be young.
b) I can hear wedding bells.
c) I remember the time when I met your grandfather
2.How do you know that she has ________________
me? She never talks to me at all.
a) a crush on b) mad about c) love for
3.‘How was your date?’ – ‘She is magical. She _______
right away.’
a) means the world to me b) adores
c) swept me off my feet
4.I don’t want to wait any longer. Why don’t we
______?
a) fall for each other b) take the plunge c) smitten
5.It’s so good to look at them. They are ______each
other.
a) mad about b) adore c) love at first sight
6. I think I’m starting to _____________ her.
a) crazy about b) fall for c) mad about
7. ________________ is quite rare but when it happens
you don’t kwon what has hit you.
a) hearing wedding bells b) adoring
c) love at first sight
8. When his first girlfriend left him, he was
heartbroken. He had been ____________ with her.
a) adoring b) head over heels in love
c) swept off his feet