Interspersing it with his love of lit, our resident glocal bookworm today gives us a slice-of-life view into his weekly squash matches with a female friend, peppered with conversations on love and relationships, and related flashbacks: "It is strange, this awkward dance between men and women... What remains elusive is a sure outlook or a
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From a safe distance/
Watching her daily doings/
'Til she notices
(Ana Beatriz Ribeiro)
Our literature columnist today adds literary, philosophical and psychological depth to the "White Knight Syndrome" in relationships, or the need to rescue a troublesome (potential) partner, drawing from a Keats poem, mythology and a plethora of femme fatales, and personal experience and interpretation.
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