pairfade
/ˈpɛəˌfeɪd/nounVerified NewThe retreat of couple friends after one member of a couple loses their partner.
Dinner invitations were built for foursomes, and the widowed friend breaks the geometry, so the invitations thin. The loss arrives twice — once as a death, once as a social subtraction.
Etym. — pair + fade — the couple-shaped hole in the guest list.
Rel. — aislefade · couplingdrift
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