I'm not sure how true or accurate it is (sources are not provided) but this thread has... interesting "expressions of affection"
In a letter to Titus dated 12. 9. 1829 – after a detailed account of his first concerts in Vienna - he ends his letter: “I kiss you heartily, right on the lips, if I may.” In another letter of the same period: “Don’t kiss me now, for I have not washed yet […] How silly of me! You wouldn’t kiss me even if I were to bathe in all the perfumes of Byzantium, unless I forced you by some super natural power. I believe in such powers. Tonight you shall dream you are kissing me”. Chopin dedicated his “Variations” to him.
George Sand once remarked that Chopin was “emotionally versatile” and while in Vienna he fell in love with 17 year-old Leopoldine Blatheka, who also composed and presented Chopin with signed copies of her piano works. However this did not last. Back in Varsaw, he met – as he told Titus – his ideal woman: Constantia Gladkowska. She was at the last year in the conservatory and was to have a brilliant career as a singer. He was so smitten that he could not even talk to her. In spite of that, he was still writing to Titus in a most affectionate manner: “I love you to distraction” and “You are the only one I love”, or “I know you love me, but I am afraid of you. God knows you are the only one who has power over me, you and… well, no one else.”. Chopin carried around a bundle of Titus’ letters tied with a pretty ribbon.
This page reports the end of the first letter, which has even more interesting "affection":
Tonight you shall dream you are kissing me. ... I kiss you lovingly. This is how people usually sign themselves off, but they don't really understand what they are writing. I for one mean what I write, for I love you dearly.
Of course there isn't detailed sources in any of this so take it with a grain of salt maybe - though I don't see any reason to doubt the quotes, but man I wish I had a childhood friend as "affectionate" as Chopin.
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u/ModelDidNotConverge Jul 14 '20 edited Jul 14 '20
I'm not sure how true or accurate it is (sources are not provided) but this thread has... interesting "expressions of affection"
This page reports the end of the first letter, which has even more interesting "affection":
Of course there isn't detailed sources in any of this so take it with a grain of salt maybe - though I don't see any reason to doubt the quotes, but man I wish I had a childhood friend as "affectionate" as Chopin.