a mirage

n. 1. An illusory, hormone induced state of matrimony between two people caused by the bending or distortion of neural activity within the brain 2. An effect that is sometimes seen on water, in the desert, or over a hot hood of a car, where objects viewed often become inverted 3. Ultimately, a whimsical, short lived flight of fancy that vanishes into thin air leaving nothing but a lasting memory and monthly court ordered support