Andrew MarvellHad we but world enough and time, This coyness, lady, were no crime. We would sit down, and think which way To walk, and pass our long love’s day.
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To have a love affair without the benefit of a relationship is to have a love affair with someone who is not real. You are not in love, you are just playing an elaborate game of pretend. People who engage in this sort of behavior are being coy.
Source: To His Coy Mistress
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