April 2013
2 posts
December 2012
2 posts
Ten Relationship Words That Aren't Translatable...
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 and affinities, mostly among lovers and friends.
Cafuné (Brazilian Portuguese): The act of tenderly running your fingers through someone's hair.
Retrouvailles (French): The happiness of meeting again after a long time.
Ilunga (Bantu): A person who is willing to forgive abuse the first time; tolerate it the second time, but never a third time.
La Douleur Exquise (French): The heart-wrenching pain of wanting someone you can’t have.
Koi No Yokan (Japanese): The sense upon first meeting a person that the two of you are going to fall into love.
Ya’aburnee (Arabic): “You bury me.” It’s a declaration of one’s hope that they’ll die before another person, because of how difficult it would be to live without them.
Forelsket: (Norwegian): The euphoria you experience when you’re first falling in love.
Saudade (Portuguese): The feeling of longing for someone that you love and is lost. Another linguist describes it as a "vague and constant desire for something that does not and probably cannot exist."
asdgjhgajdsfw (English): Of American origin, this word is used to describe something when you are unable to "can"
October 2012
26 posts
“But I think it’s very healthy to spend time alone. You need to know how to be...”
– - Olivia Wilde
As an only child, I approve this message. There is a point where I get tired of people, and I seek refuge by myself. It can happen in a night, or over the course of a few days, like when we’re having family over. I had to force myself out of the house in Montreal, because it was far...
I chuckled.
Alien 1: "Did the humans receive our message?"
Alien 2: "Yeah, but they named it dubstep and now they dance to it."
September 2012
7 posts
into the universe.
Married men love me. I’ve been saying this for years. A friend of mine tells me that I should stop putting it into the universe cause that’s the only kind of men I’ll attract. “your words become actions,”she says. In that case, tall, rich, and single Gorgeous McHotstuffs with brains, brawn, and big personalities love me, too.
And so it begins.
;-)
August 2012
28 posts
