Couples may feel relieved to make it past the "seven-year itch" without marital strife. But according to researchers, married couples begin to grow bored with each other after ten years and 11 months。

　　A survey suggests that after a decade of marriage partners have become fed up with their daily routine. A quarter of those questioned said their marriage has lost its sparkle because they no longer bother going out together or make romantic gestures. A fifth of couples said they no longer got excited at the thought of having sex。

　　Twelve percent could not remember the last time their partner paid them any sort of compliment. The study of 3,000 married people also shows six in ten often feel they need to be reminded why they married their partner in the first place。

　　A spokesman for the dating website which carried out the research said: "It takes a special someone to step back from everyday life and realize it takes a bit of effort to keep the romance alive."

　　英国《每日邮报》26日报道称，很多夫妻可能会在平静地度过“七年之痒”后松口气，然而研究人员发现，已婚夫妇开始厌烦对方的真正时间却是10年之后的第11个月。

　　一项调查显示，10年后夫妇俩便开始厌烦已形成固定模式的生活。四分之一的受访者称，由于不愿一起出去活动也不屑于做些浪漫的小动作，他们的婚姻已毫无热情。而五分之一的夫妇则称对发生性关系已经没了兴趣。

　　同时，还有12%的人已不记得上次伴侣夸赞自己是在什么时候，而这项调查了3000位已婚人士的研究还发现，五分之三的人总是觉得需要提醒自己，当初为什么要和这个人结婚。

　　承担这项研究的一家约会网站的发言人称：“总得有那么一个人从日常生活中退后一步，然后意识到让浪漫保鲜是需要花功夫的”。