I am a longing for a time that may never have been quite as good as I remember. I make the past warmer than it was. I am a kind of beautiful sadness. What am I?

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Nostalgia. Nostalgia is the bittersweet longing for the past. Research shows that nostalgic memories are often idealised — we remember the good and filter out the bad. It produces a curious mixture of happiness and sadness.

"I am a longing for a time that may never have been quite as good as I remember. I make the past warmer than it was. I am a kind of beautiful sadness. What am I?"

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