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Dacryphilia (also known as dacrylagnia) is a form of paraphilia in which one is aroused by tears or sobbing. [1] [2] [3] The term comes from the Greek words dacry-meaning "tears", and philia meaning "love". [4] Dacryphilia is an underexplored aspect of non-normative sexual interests.
She Dwelt among the Untrodden Ways follows the variant ballad stanza a4—b3—a4 b3, [2] and in keeping with ballad tradition seeks to tell its story in a dramatic manner. [8] As the critic Kenneth Ober observed, "To confuse the mode of the 'Lucy' poems with that of the love lyric is to overlook their structure, in which, as in the traditional ...
The delayed grief may manifest as any of the reactions in normal grief: pangs of intense yearning, spasms of distress, short bouts of hysterical laughter, tearful or uncontrolled sobbing, feeling of hopelessness, restlessness, insomnia, preoccupation with thoughts about the loved one, extreme and unexplained anger, or general feelings of ...
Crying turns into sobbing for women in 65% of cases, compared to just 6% for men. Before adolescence, no difference between the sexes was found. [26] [25] The gap between how often men and women cry is larger in countries that have more wealth, democracy, and gender egalitarianism. [27]
11. “The simple lack of her is more to me than others’ presence.” —George Thomas 12. “I loved her against reason, against promise, against peace, against hope, against happiness, against ...
Taj Mahal: An Eternal Love Story; The Taming of the Shrew; Tarzan & Jane; Texas (musical) The Thorn Birds; Those Who Love (novel) Titanic (1997 film) To Sir Phillip, With Love; A Town Like Alice; Tristan and Iseult; Troilus and Cressida; Troilus and Criseyde; Twice Upon a Time (1953 film) Twilight (novel series) The Two Gentlemen of Verona
Stephen Vincent Benét wrote a short story called "The Sobbin' Women" that parodied the legend of the rape of the Sabine women. The short story, and then the film, focus on seven gauche but sincere backwoodsmen, one of whom gets married and encourages the others to seek partners.
Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories is a book of short stories published in 1991 by the Mexican-American writer Sandra Cisneros. The collection reflects Cisneros's experience of being surrounded by American influences while still being familially bound to her Mexican heritage as she grew up north of the Mexico-US border .