Back in the olden days, you made do.

在過去，你會將就。

You just got together with someone because their land was next to yours and your plow perfectly complimented their oxen.

你跟一個人在一起的原因，可能因為他的田地在你的隔壁，而你的犁跟他的牛隻互補。

It was all pretty practical.

一切都是為實際考量。

But now, we're romantics with laptops, out to find the ideal fit.

但今日，我們是有筆電的浪漫主義者，希望可以找到理想情人。

Someone who's beautiful, who totally understands us.

一個美麗、完全懂我們的人。

Unfortunately, it's pretty hard.

可惜的是，這蠻困難的。

So many people aren't quite right, but still, we keep going.

有些對象可能不太對，但我們還是繼續前進。

They must be out there.

對的人一定就在不遠處。

That's what the stories have told us since childhood.

這正是童話故事從我們年幼時就告訴我們的。

But perfection is, at best, for angels only.

但「完美」頂多只能用來形容天使。

A perfect-seeming partner might appear compatible in so many ways,

你看似完美的伴侶可能在各個面向都跟你登對，

but, still, we might come to blows over the color of the curtains, tea versus coffee, or children's names.

但我們仍可能因為窗簾顏色、茶或咖啡或小孩名字而爭執。

The real challenge of relationships isn't to find the perfect match.

感情真正的挑戰不在於找對完美的對象。

It's to negotiate the differences without panic or nastiness.

它在於能夠沒有驚慌或惡意地協商不同意見。

And stop blowing up perfectly good relationships for mistaken dreams or flawless scenarios.

別再因為錯誤的夢想或無暇情境而搞砸好好的一段感情。

Learning to give up on perfection may be just about the most romantic move any of us could make.

學習放棄完美可能是我們任一人可以做出的最浪漫行為了。