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    Quirkyalone noun/adj. A person who has the capacity to enjoy single life (but is not opposed to being in a relationship) and generally prefers to be alone rather than dating for the sake of being in a couple.

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    Spotlight on R.O.

    December 4, 2006

    For those of you who have been afflicted with an R.O. (romantic obsession) and are familiar with the term from reading Quirkyalone, here’s an interesting essay from yesterday’s Modern Love section of the New York Times. Lisa Phillips describes a particularly intense R.O. and a surprisingly quick transition into normal, upstanding, non-RO-like behavior. I liked this essay, you might too!

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