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The moment caring stops being optional and starts costing you something.
means The state of being actively engaged or emotionally connected to a person, cause, or situation.
from From Latin involvere, to roll up or wrap in — you get rolled into something, layer by layer, until untangling is the hard part.
Romance euphemismInvolved with someone politely dodges the messier word.
Spiral built inThe root means to wrap, not to dip a toe.
Legal weightInvolvement in a crime can mean prison, not enthusiasm.