Quote of the day

The only decent marriage would be one allowing each partner to lead an independent life, in which, instead of a fusion derived from an enforced community of economic interests, both freely accepted mutual responsibility.

Minima Moralia, Theodor Adorno, p. 31

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Words

Minima Moralia, Adorno
abject – 비열한, 비천한, 비참한
conspirator – 공모자, bonnet
perfidy – 불신, 배반
ignominy – 치욕, 불명예, 면목없음

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Essay

She got out of bed earlier than me because I was following upon recent perfidy in Corona antibody test.
She started laundry and I joined later to conspire breakfast together.
She rubbed abjection off the glass water pitcher covered in calcium residue.
I felt ignominious to the pitcher when I realized it had never been properly cleaned since it came into our household.