DORIS: I liked meeting your boyfriend at the party. I think he seems like a good guy. JUDY: I'm glad you like him. Steve and I get along well. DORIS: He's very funny. JUDY: Sometimes I think he's too funny. He's like a clown. DORIS: How long have you been going out? JUDY: Almost a year now. DORIS: Do you think you will marry? JUDY: Marry? No, I don't think about it. Anyway, I don't think I'd want to marry Steve. DORIS: Really? Then why are you going out with him for so long? JUDY: Why not? DORIS: You are together so long, and you even live together now. I'm surprised you don't think of getting married. JUDY: I don't really want to get married. DORIS: Not at all? JUDY: Well, maybe later. When I'm thirty-something. But now I'm too young. DORIS: Does it bother your parents? JUDY: What? DORIS: That you don't want to get married. Don't they pressure you? JUDY: No, not at all. Why should they pressure me? DORIS: Usually parents want their daughter to find a good guy. My parents, for instance, they would be angry if I lived with a guy. JUDY: Yes, I understand. I've heard that before about Chinese culture. But in America most parents let their children manage their own love life. And me, I wouldn't tolerate my parents telling me what to do. I'm an adult. DORIS: You are very independent. JUDY: Why shouldn't I be? Who I go out with is my business, not my father's. If he doesn't like someone I like, then he will tell me. But if I go out with the guy or not, that's my choice. Do you want to marry someone your parents choose for you? DORIS: My parents want me to marry a doctor or a lawyer. They are happy I got into such a good school. JUDY: See what I mean? Maybe the guy you fall in love with isn't a doctor. Then what? Are you going to choose someone just to please your parents? DORIS: No, I wouldn't. It's true my
