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by sssherri on January 2nd, 2007

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Do you believe in "..out of sight, out of mind" or"..absence makes the heart grow fonder"?

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  • by negativespace000 on September 28th, 2008

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    I think it's true, however, we have to be talking about absence, not total separation. For example, if armywife's husband was sent on a 20 year deployment during which he was to have no contact with anyone, (not trying to upset anyone here), I think that she, or anyone, would grow fonder for a long period, and the growing of fondness would eventually peak, at which time it would start to decline due to the brain trying to deal with a feeling of loss. I think this would happen even if both people knew that it was a fact that they would see each other at a certain time. Now, if were talking about a different kind of absence, the kind which both people would not know when they might see each other again, and did not plan to continue the relationship over a long distance, but did however still love each other, then absence might make the hearts grow less fond in order to accept the potential of loving each other for the rest of their lives but never seeing each other again. This type of absence could have a very different effect on the 'heart'. The hearts might start to become less fond, in their unsure future, immediately upon absence. Then again, this isn't the kind of thing that can be explained scientifically, that's why we call it our heart and not our rational emotion:) Just my random thoughts on the matter.......

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