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.”

Antiophobia

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La Gaudière

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Lookaback

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Dolorblindness

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Semaphorism

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The Kinder Surprise

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Watashiato

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Dolonia

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Lilo

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Drisson

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Hanker Sore

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Mauerbauertraurigkeit

Mauerbauer-traurigkeit

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Attriage

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Bye-Over

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Rivener

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On Tenderhooks

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Dorgone

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Mornden

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Vaucasy

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Rückkehrunruhe

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Anaphasia

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Lap Year

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Present-Tense

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Amuse-Douche

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Wytai

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Lookaback

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Fygophobia

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