Odd relationship thought, or, I think my metaphor is running away with me

[redbird]

This was sparked by reading an apa a day or two ago:

I have a committed, important, and deeply emotional relationship with the English language. It is, of course, thoroughly non-exclusive on both sides, though while many others know and love English as deeply as I do, I'm not nearly as entangled with any other language--not even Spanish--as I am with English. In fact, my relationship with English is as deep and important as it is in part because of how many other people have similar relationships. That shared love and commitment to a language enables me to communicate with--and sometimes love--other people in a way that we wouldn't without a common language.

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[elisem.livejournal.com]

Makes perfect sense to me. It's been true in relationships I've been part of.