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la douleur exquise 

literally "the exquisite pain" - the particular agony of wanting someone who doesn't want you

origin: france
"ive witnessed that la douleur exquise is the most heart wrenching pain a person can experience."
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la douleur exquise 

the exquisite pain of wanting someone that you know you can never have, and knowing that you will still try to be with them.
has drug like effects.
kate: so you'll sleep with him and then you'll hate him for sleeping with you and hate yourself for doing it?
lauren: yea. i'm psyched.

la douleur exquise 

The pain of loving someone that you know you can never have; by circumstance or subjective decision.
Married to one; but loving another.
la douleur exquise by hb March 30, 2004

La Douleur Exquise 

The exquisite pain of loving someone unattainable.
"Was I addicted to the pain, the exquisite pain, of loving someone so unattainable?"

Doubougie 

A member of the bourgeois douche class.

Someone or something that is douchey and bougie at the same time.
Golfing at the country club while drinking Hamms is such a doubougie move on his part.

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Guy: "I know I don't need the money, but I want to work at Abercrombie anyway."

Friend: "That's so doubougie of you brah."
Doubougie by Juneypooh July 12, 2014

la douleur exquise 

One Heart split in two. One part loving a husband as a friend and companion; the other part loving an unattainable lover.
Have been married for 21 years... have been loving another man for 25 years....

Pain is definitely there
la douleur exquise by Mrs. Jones December 26, 2004
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