In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
AMBIVALENCE
ambivalence, ambivalency
(noun) mixed feelings or emotions
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
ambivalence (countable and uncountable, plural ambivalences)
The coexistence of opposing attitudes or feelings (such as love and hate) towards a person, object or idea.
A state of uncertainty or indecisiveness.
Usage notes
This word is often used to express a lack of concern about the outcome of a choice to be made. In this case, a more appropriate word to use is indifference.
Source: Wiktionary
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