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.”

Ochisia

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Amentalio

a person in a white dress, facing away

Anderance

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Bye-Over

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Fardle-Din

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Malotype

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