Emotional Entanglement

Early 2020, we all had a front-row seat to the “entanglement” drama that unraveled in Hollywood. It felt as if it was the first time the world was hearing the word “entanglement”. I suppose what made it so was the way it was thrown about lightly as if it was meant to explain and justify all that had happened. Maybe because all that it was meant to be was meaningless physical “interaction”. I will not seat here and pretend to have an understanding of what exactly happened or whether it was right or wrong. And then again, this is none of my business. So you can stop right there, before you start rolling your eyes and cussing at me, this isn’t another “entanglement” commentary.

Well, at least not the entanglement we all grew accustomed to throughout the year and used to describe some of our confusing sexual relationships. This is about the invisible yet so present imprint that a relationship mix-up or complication leaves behind even after separation. More like the physics concept of entanglement that even distance cannot break.

What is entanglement?