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Staring into someone's eyes for hours is spiritual

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Sitting across from a partner and breathing heavily while holding unbreakable eye contact is a foundational intimacy practice. It quickly bypasses awkward first dates by forcing absolute vulnerability, or at least a desperate urge to blink.

Staring into someone's eyes for hours is spiritual
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