Anderance

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Anderance

n.
the awareness that your partner perceives the relationship from a totally different angle than you—spending years looking at a different face across the table, listening for cues in a different voice—an odd reminder that no matter how much you have in common, you’re still in love with different people.

Dutch ander, another person, someone else. Pronounced “an-der-uhns.”

Looseleft

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Eigenschauung

Eigen-schauung

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The Kick Drop

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Punt Kick

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Hemeisis

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Ringlorn

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