美国情侣之间为何避谈金钱

　　如果你的秘密之一是隐瞒支出情况，在美国，你并不是唯一这样做的人。美国情侣之间为何很少谈"钱"？

　　Every couple has secrets. But some secrets are riskier than others, and some come with a price tag.

　　每对夫妇都有秘密。不过有些秘密的风险更高，而有些还带着“价签”。

　　If one of your secrets is hiding spending, you're not alone.

　　如果你的秘密之一是隐瞒支出情况，你并不是唯一这样做的人。

　　According to a recent American Express Spending &Saving Tracker of more than 2,000 adults, 27% of respondents have 'misrepresented the amount of a purchase' while 30% said they have hidden purchases from their partner.

　　据美国运通“支出及省钱调查”最近对2,000多位成年人的调查，有27%的受访者“没有如实说出买一样东西花了多少钱”，有30%的人表示对自己的伴侣隐瞒买了东西。

资料图:美国情侣之间为何很少谈"钱"

　　To keep spending under wraps, consumers responding to American Express's survey have gone as far as:

　　为了隐瞒支出，对美国运通的调查做出回应的消费者甚至可以做出以下这样的事来：

　　-burying their purchase in the backyard 把买的东西埋在后院里

　　-pretending that goods came from Goodwill 假装东西是别人送的

　　-hiding purchases in grocery bags to bring them home 把买的东在食品杂货袋里再带回家

　　-arranging for items to arrive while their partner was away 安排伴侣不在的时候送货

　　-sneaking out and bought an item in the middle of the night 三更半夜偷偷溜出来买东西

　　'You should not have any secrets from each other regarding money,' Ric Edelman, an author and financial adviser based in Fairfax, Va., recently told me. 'You should be working together as a couple in the management of money.'

　　弗吉尼亚费尔法克斯的作家、理财顾问艾德曼(Ric Edelman)最近对我说，夫妇在钱的问题上彼此不应该有任何秘密，理财应该是夫妇一起做的。

　　But working together when it comes to money can be tough given that many couples want to avoid money topics. In fact, couples say 'they are more likely to know their partner's weight than their salary,' according to American Express.

　　不过，考虑到很多夫妇不愿谈钱，一起理财可能有困难。实际上，据美国运通的调查，夫妇们会说“我更有可能知道另一半的体重，而不是工资”。