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Instead of a marriage, I shall call it a love bond. And any two people can have one.

- Anne with an E, Season 2 Episode 8: Struggling Against the Perception of Facts

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when fall out boy said "and in the end, I'd do it all again, I think you're my best friend" and when lorde said "you're my best friend and we're dancing in a world alone" and "you're the only friend I need" and when bts said "you know it all, you're my best friend," the term 'best friend' becomes so much more than that. It rolls off the tongue like pure sunshine and feels like a hug so tight and so desperate that it becomes as necessary as air. They make it feel like the world is collapsing around you but all that matters is this person that you have an infinite love for, even more unconditional than any romantic love. It indicates a love so pure that it makes your heart melt.

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spring day | yet to come

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“gays walk fast” not me. i am looking at, tbe sky. birds. my phone also

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☀ match made in heaven 🌙

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PLEASE WHY ARE THEY LIKE THIS-

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solar power by lorde is the album for bitches who finally went to therapy and learned about boundaries

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lorde making me depressed about growing old pt 38198

slavicafire

what I really like about all these vintage couple’s portraits is that there is a very certain romatic decorum kept up – certain themes and poses – which, while of course being the mainstream preferred view of couples repeated throughout many studios, are just… so nice to look at.

this staged affection, a mix of theatricality and intimacy, the couple holding still for a couple of moments and now immortalised in a very set sequence of embraces and kisses. there is a charm to it even when I can’t tell whether this was a genuine couple portait or just actors hired by the photographer.

the kiss on the bare shoulder (eyes perfectly averted), the cheek caress, the piano and the violin, the interrupted embrace, the woman tilted back as in a half-stopped dance…

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I simply must torment you a bit with these, let us see some of my personal favourites! (part one due to the image limit)

let us start with the kiss on the cheek (eyes averted! oh the pose! these were taken between 1910-1940)

or the nearly opposite energy (how daring!) of the kiss or caress with direct eye contact (1910-1930)

and then the innocent – yet so flirty – classic of the park encounter! (1890-1920)

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and then the famed kiss on the bare shoulder – what an idea, what a vibe, such intimacy! (1910-1930)

and oh, I am not done, look at this – the adoration of the woman! look at this expression, this pose, this decorum! (1910-1940)

and then some of my favourites from the more playful or direct category, enjoy (1910-1930):

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and, at last (thank you for still being here and witnessing my recent fascination with vintage polish photography) my three absolute favourites outside of any particular categories (1910-1930)