the language of love is the language of liars
In Chinese, the word for friend is 朋友. 朋 looks like the character for moon (月) a sweet, lovely thought, yes -friendship is two moons together in the dark night.
This, however, is not the case. 朋 actually comes from the character for meat (肉) like two pieces of meat stuck together, like one piece of meat cleaved in twain.
So won't you be a friend, darling, and lay your flesh here next to mine?