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There
are two aspects to the expression of “same
heart.” First is the initial mutual
attraction between two people: jai
trong kan. Second is the state
of being that ideally one should share
with one’s spouse or lover—harmony
and compatibility. When two people first
meet, it’s love at first sight.
These two people can say to one another
or relate to their friends later that
they and their love interest feel jai
trong kan. In the second sense,
there is an absence of conflict in the
love relationship. You are in complete
union with the other. You like the same
movies, food, friends and holidays. You
both drink fresh-squeezed orange juice
and put strawberry jam on your wholewheat
toast while listening to contemporary
jazz. You both have the same favorite
color, and prefer a hard mattress to a
soft one.
Cheating
Heart
nÔOk
jai (v.) นอกใจ
When
this phrase is used, the un-faithfulness
is no longer just “in the heart”
but usually acted upon. When either the
husband or the wife maintains a relationship
with another person outside of the marriage
or committed relationship then his or
her action is nÔOk
jai. The man with a minor wife,
mistress or girlfriend exhibits classic
nÔOk
jai behavior. Like sOOng
jai, “two hearts,” and
laay
jai, “promiscuous heart,”
this heart phrase is used as a condemnation. |
Sample jai
phrases from hearttalk
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