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free love

the practice of engaging in sexual relationships without legal ties or any other commitment to fidelity or permanence. Advocates of free love emphasize the individual’s right to sexual expression and have sometimes argued for alternative forms of marriage and family relationships.

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September 14th 2024

wish

wish

n.

1. in classical psychoanalytic theory, the psychological manifestation of a biological instinct that operates on a conscious or unconscious level.

2. in general language, any desire or longing.