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The thing you measure in inches but feel in years.
means The state of being near to someone or something, whether in physical distance, emotional intimacy, or close resemblance.
from Built from "close" plus the noun-making suffix "-ness." "Close" came into English through Old French "clos," from Latin "claudere," meaning "to shut" — the same root behind "closet," "enclose," and "conclude." The thread runs from shutting a door, to being shut in together, to being near: when nothing stands open between two things, they are close.
- proximity science
- Sitting near someone boosts liking, no words required.
- oxytocin
- A single hug spikes the bonding hormone for minutes.
- 39 questions
- Strangers fall in love by escalating intimate questions.
- sync effect
- Close people unconsciously match heartbeats and breathing.
- distance paradox
- Too much closeness can suffocate the very bond it builds.
for instance
penelope and odysseus — married 20 years with only letters while he wandered, reunited in homer's odyssey