Hmmmmm… interesting. You wouldn’t possibly mind interviewing your friends and family on that topic and reporting back, perchance? :D I’d be really interested in if it’s more a you thing per a your region thing or actually a nationwide thing. lol
https://www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/what-does-it-mean-to-be-a-sambo-in-sweden
According to this sambo pretty much IS “partner”, permanent dedication at all. Though I only skimmed it.
Fair enough. The concept of anxiety as a culture is very unpleasant to the mind and as such easily and quickly forgotten.
Date. Years? Shared flat? American words seem to have no meaning. That wasn’t dating, that was a commited, dedicated relationship.
She’s right, she just forgets herself in her calculation. When everything is done she won’t have learned how it is to feel genuinely and be felt for genuinely, and that loss will weigh heavily.
Remember to always add yourselves into your equations, kids.