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A:I went to a friend’s wedding yesterday. I was so happy for them—the bride and the groom looked like a match made in heaven. But I almost couldn’t believe it was happening because they only met 3 months ago, and now they’re married!

B:I think this kind of situation is becoming more widespread. I’ve heard there’s even a new word for it: “lightning marriage.”You know, like getting married as fast as a bolt of lightning. As far as these lightning marriages go, a relationship of three months is considered comparatively long, I heard about some people who only knew each other for seven hours before they got married!

A:This is really an era that requires speed and stresses efficiency! Even relationships and marriage aren’t exceptions. Do you think these “lightning marriages”can be happy and fulfilling?

B:I think “lightning marriages”are really interesting. If it was love at first sight for two people and they got married immediately, it would definitely be exciting, and after marriage their lives would be full of a sense of mystery and newness. Besides this, “lighting marriages”also have a great advantage: they can save the cost, including saving time and money.

A:I certainly believe that falling in love is something that can happen in the blink of an eye, but married life requires long-lasting, steady love. So I think “lightning marriages”seem like a big gamble. They’re turning love into a game.

B:On the other hand, there are a lot of people who have been in very long term relationships, but in the end, because they waited so long, their relationship loses the passion it had in the beginning and they break up, which is really painful for them both. I think “lightning marriages”are still better than that kind of situation!

A:But if the two people in a “lightning marriage”haven’t known each other very long, and don’t completely understand each other, don’t you think after they get married they’ll have a hard time avoiding conflicts?

B:I think a married couple’s happiness isn’t measured by how long they were together before they got married, so a “lightning marriage”doesn’t have to lead to instability. Any marriage can succeed or fail.

A:I still think it’s too risky; I think these “lightning marriages”will end up in “lightning divorces,”and that’s much worse for the two people than if they hadn’t married at all.

B:It’s true, “lightning marriages”aren’t right for everyone; only those who have courage and the right attitude can take the risk!