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The Lock and the Key

July 31, 2017April 30, 2019 Shaffira

Ever since my first big, grand love skidded to an abrupt halt a few years ago, I’ve been fascinated in learning, and understanding, the theory of love. My current relationship has made me come up with one.

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In Search of the One: “Complicated Considerations”

July 31, 2016June 16, 2020 Shaffira

I — like everyone else — dream of finding “the one” and growing old with the love of my life. But I have always been more concerned on finding that person, rather than getting married just for the sake of getting married.

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The 50:50 Principle

February 25, 2016April 11, 2019 Shaffira

What makes you know that someone is the one? What makes you decide that someone is the person you would like to spend your whole life with?

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On Being Home and Homeless

November 12, 2015April 17, 2019 Shaffira

My father had always teased me for helping displaced refugees while being homeless myself, as I’d practically been homeless in the UK for more than two months.

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Love and Glasses

September 16, 2015April 11, 2019 Shaffira

If I were to explain what being in love is like, I would illustrate my first memory of wearing glasses at the age of eight. Yes, being in love is like wearing a new pair of glasses for the very first time.

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A Happy Ending?

October 21, 2014April 11, 2019 Shaffira

Call me cynical but I don’t believe in happy endings. What exists, then, are the moments.

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Partner in Mind

July 7, 2014April 3, 2019 Shaffira

“Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind, and therefore is winged Cupid painted blind.” (William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream) One of the qualities I seek most in terms of self-improvement is intelligence. It is thus natural that I deem intelligence as, among a few others, a top priority in the quest… Continue reading Partner in Mind

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  • Love in the Time of Corona: How We Got Married Online on Zoom
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