你家的老公是“放養”還是“圈養”？看過電影和電視劇版《手機》的人大概都了解這兩種相處方式的特點和可能造成的后果。當然，影視作品都會對生活現狀進行夸張表現。不過大部分男士應該都愿意做個“放養老公”吧。

Free-range husband is a man who enjoys a fair amount of freedom in married life. His wife would allow him a private space, understand the pressure he is suffering from work and encourage him to take part in social activities and make new friends.

“放養老公”（free-range husband）指婚姻生活中享有相當自由的男人。妻子會給他適度的個人空間，理解他來自工作方面的壓力，鼓勵他多交朋友，參加社會活動。

Mutual trust and respect is something that really matters in marriage. Based on this, making your man a free-range husband is believed to be a wise decision. If a woman makes every effort to keep her husband sticking around all the time, that will surely use up the passion soon and lead to enmity and contempt between them.

婚姻中，最重要的就是彼此間的相互信任和相互尊重。在此基礎上，對男人適度放養，是一個女人的聰明之舉。女人若是處心積慮地要老公和你每天黏在一起，是很容易消耗完彼此的熱情和激情的，夫妻容易產生敵視與輕視情緒。

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（中國日報網英語點津 Helen）

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