Like origin stories. How we met. Or often-repeated stories that gradually get exaggerated.
Every long-term relationship, whether lovers or friends, becomes its own two-person subculture, with its own dialect, myths, rituals, ethics, and aesthetics. The better matched the people, the weirder that subculture ends up looking to everyone else.
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From a psychological perspective, I don't find sociological perspectives very compelling.
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Truth. Years ago someone we knew lost his wife to cancer and one of the first things he posted on social media after her death was, "I am the sole surviving speaker of a dead language."
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This seriously just broke my heart
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That’s why me and my half wear matching gold lame capes.
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Relationships are dialects.
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Sad thing is, I'm starting to believe this is also true for people who are on their own for a long time...
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Reminds me the "duprass" from Vonnegut's "Cat's cradle".
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*sits down and takes shoes off*
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