空巢也许根本不是令人伤心的地方。自上世纪七十年代以来,研究夫妻关系的专家们已普及“空巢综合症”这一说法,它是指当子女离家后,其父母,尤其是母亲们,感到抑郁、茫然的一段时间。为帮助父母们挺过这段过渡期,人们已创立了多家网站,各种书籍也相继问世。但越来越多的研究却表 Empty nest may not be a sad place at all. Since the seventies of last century, experts who study the relationship between husband and wife have popularized the term “empty nest syndrome.” It refers to the time when a child is left home and his parents, especially mothers, feel depressed and dazed . To help parents survive this transitional period, many websites have been created and various books have been published. However, more and more studies have shown