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A new study claims that people who suddenly start fighting the flab while they're in steady relationships are secretly preparing to drop their other halves, Daily Mail reported.

Happy couples don't worry about their expanding waistlines because there is less pressure to look attractive, sociologists claim.

University of Heidelberg professor Thomas Klein said the warning signs could include a sudden obsession with the gym or getting involved in sports and diets.

"When you are on the lookout for a new partner people try to be as thin and attractive as possible," Klein said.

Consequently, when one half in a relationship starts slimming down, it can be interpreted as "preparing for the partner market."（點擊英國《每日郵報》查看原文）

節食的人或想另覓新歡

?????? 據英國《每日郵報》報道，有研究稱，擁有穩定戀情的人忽然開始減肥，多半是在秘密的為甩掉另一半做準備。

?????? 德國海登堡大學的托馬斯?克雷恩教授說，其中的危險信號包括忽然很迷戀健身房，或是進行各種運動以及開始節食。

?????? 社會學家表示，幸福的伴侶不會擔心腰身變的越來越粗，因為他們想要保持吸引力的壓力較小。

?????? “人們要尋找新伴侶時總是希望能盡可能看起來苗條迷人，”克雷恩說。

?????? 其結果就是，當一方開始瘦下去時，就可以理解為他/她正在為尋找新歡做準備。

(China.org.cn December 1, 2011)