‘Let the dog see the rabbit,’ said my friend J.
She could have been talking about her voracious desire for wine at 7pm, but she was, in fact, referencing her new boyfriend.
This is because she was still in the honeymoon period. Remember that, the honeymoon phase? Or limerence, if you’re looking for a fancy new word for Countdown.
Definition: intense feelings of infatuation, ecstasy and the idealisation of one’s partner. Characterised by wanting to be in close proximity to them all the time. Preferably naked. And if you can’t be, resorting to behaviour such as wearing their blood around your neck in a vial – if you are Billy Bob Thornton and Angelina Jolie back when they were married – or your partner’s T-shirt if you are everyone else.