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Matchmaker Oracle · Lot 75

Source: Zhuangzi, "Mastering Life"

忘足履之適也
忘要帶之適也

What it means

The right love is like a well-fitting shoe; you forget it's there.

"Forgetting the feet means the shoes fit; forgetting the waist means the belt fits." The right love feels effortless and unconfining. If a relationship constantly chafes, ask whether it fits.

Guidance in love

SingleLook for someone with whom you can be yourself.
DatingIf the relationship feels tight, talk and adjust.
MarriedAn easy marriage lasts longest; give each other space.

Line by line

  1. 忘足履之適也
    Forgetting the foot means the shoe fits
  2. 忘要帶之適也
    forgetting the waist means the belt fits.

Original context

From Zhuangzi, "Mastering Life": "When the shoe fits, you forget the foot; when the belt fits, you forget the waist; when the mind fits, you forget right and wrong." Perfect fit is when you no longer notice it.

Text: the 100-lot Matchmaker (Yue Lao) oracle used in Taiwan. Most lots quote classical texts; sources were checked against the originals, obvious copying errors corrected, and uncertain sources marked as such.

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