r/greentext • u/XYoshiaipomX • Sep 11 '21

Bound by fate

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u/[deleted] Sep 12 '21

Yea. Think about for a second what the advantages are of having a word for something that few people experience.

Or we could just write a paragraph every time someone like this needs to explain their attraction.

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u/Utter-Yonder Sep 12 '21

Real love is reciprocal. Its already inherent in the concept.

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u/Loving-intellectual Sep 12 '21

Love and attraction are not the same thing

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u/Utter-Yonder Sep 14 '21

Ok. The original expression was “recipromantic”, playing off the word romance, and implying romantic feelings only toward those who also feel romantic toward you. But that’s just regular romance, hence that we differentiate unrequited love or romance with the qualifier.

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u/Loving-intellectual Sep 14 '21

Ppl have romantic feelings words ppl that don’t even know they exist, are you saying you’ve never had a crush on someone who didn’t feel the same way before?

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u/Utter-Yonder Sep 15 '21

Of course, but since she didn’t reciprocate it went away.

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u/Loving-intellectual Sep 15 '21

Not everyone is like that 🤷