Majority of people in my country is strictly religious no matter which one they follow, even when they’re not that faithful, so a “pray” approach was multiple times an immediate suggestion when I had my kundalini? and woke up right at 3.33 AM sweating and heaving and chanting for mercy until noon for two days straight combined with Covid symptoms. I don’t tell them about my TF because I just barely re-discovered the term, but generally “keeping a heart” for someone other than God is frowned.
As a Gen Z ironically the memes and the younger people’s sense of humor (includes Millennials) may explain the connection a little bit better if not bringing ideas for a new horror media pitch at most. Yes, it almost seems fictional but at least they’re more accepting with wacky descriptions and will laugh together with you. Sampling my personal experience: “Ooh, you hate your existence? Here’s the personification of your shadow as your opponent a la Silent Hill. But there’s an enemies to lovers slow burn plot too!”
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not even my therapy team can grasp the TF concept. i added a second therapist after TF and i broke up, but before i knew he was my TF because i couldnt stop the pain and heartbreak from losing him. he literally replaced me three days after asking me to marry him. my soul felt like liquid burning ice, i couldnt stop crying, and he couldnt stay away for me for more than 12 days, but wouldnt let go of the new relationship either (she is his karmic).
everyone expected me to be able to shut off my feelings for him and started getting nasty with me for not being able to. i had friends call me stupid, and when i brought it up, my aunt said: “I don’t think people think you are stupid at all. I think what people are struggling with is you confusing love with an unhealthy obsession.”
all i know is that he completes me. when we are actively together, i can see life at the same level as me, not peering up at it from the bottom of a hole, with this soul searing pain.
Just send them this Mortal Kombat GIF 

I’m not sure how to explain this stuff to the Muggles.
It’s hard to believe in magic when you’ve never experienced it.
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There needs to be a laughing emoji! I cracked up laughing at this one, so true!!!
Describing it like this is weirdly accurate (considering how many of us start off resisting or running from this connection).