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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 

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

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

La Douleur Excuise 

When your best friend falls in love with your boyfriend. And then sits on that for 6 effing months. And doesn't say anything about it. And flirts with him in public. And TELLS HIM TO STRIP FOR HER.
Wow, what a great example of La Douleur Excuise! She threw out hoes before bros!
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briefcake 

"Did you check out the briefcake in courtroom C?"
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Brought to public attention by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein in the book on the fall of Richard Nixon, All The President’s Men, ratfucker was Nixon’s term for a political operative who sows chaos among opponents; an agent provocateur. It is thought to have originated among campus political rivalries at USC, and seems to have some usage in the US military.
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Ratfucker by Ricky Ramjet November 2, 2017
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