Sarah Maddock, a 26-year-old Londoner, explains that a lot of young people aren't thinking about the long term when they date someone: "Kissing and touching are fueled by passion and don't necessarily mean people plan to be together forever. But a couple quietly holding hands shows something deeper."
对此，26岁的伦敦市民Sarah Maddock解释说，很多年轻人约会时没有考虑得很长远。“激情促使他们亲吻、爱抚彼此，但这并不一定意味着两人打算厮守终身。而静静牵手的情侣们则宣告着更为深入的关系。”

In the fast paced, constantly changing world of youth where everything is permitted, but nothing is certain, people have time for passion but are scared of the commitment of love.
在如今这个快节奏、不断变化的年轻人的世界，人们可以做任何事，但没有什么是必然的。人们有时间享受激情，却往往害怕爱情的承诺。

Behavior changes as people age but still many older couples don't share physical contact in public.
虽然人们的行为会随着年龄的增长而变化，但仍有很多大龄情侣不在公共场合进行肢体接触。