Noun
two solitudes pl (plural only)
(Canada, social criticism) The historical and, by some accounts, current dysfunctional relationship between the Anglophone and Francophone groups in Canada, characterized by poor communication and mutual exclusion.
Love consists of this: two solitudes that meet, protect and greet each other. Rainer Maria Rilke
Love from one being to another can only be that two solitudes come nearer, recognize and protect and comfort each other. Han Suyin