Mamihlapinatapei (Yagan, an indigenous language of Tierra del Fuego): The wordless yet meaningful look shared by two people who desire to initiate something, but are both reluctant to start. Yuanfen (Chinese): A relationship by fate or destiny. This is a complex concept. It draws on principles of predetermination in Chinese culture, which dictate relationships, encounters [...]
Last month, on Valentine’s Day, millions of people around the world professed their love to one another—most of them without understanding, or knowing, what love really is. So, when we describe romantic love, we usually associate it with feelings such as “she completes me” or “he is my other half”. Somehow, we have been led [...]
Continue reading …“Nothing takes the taste out of peanut butter quite like unrequited love.” – Charlie Brown While Valentine’s Day is a seemingly welcome occasion for those madly in love, it represents a thorn in the side of those whose love is unreciprocated. Unrequited love, is often the sorrowful subject of fairy tales and romantic novels, but [...]
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