If absence makes the heart grow fonder and familiarity breeds contempt..
By Wizzywig
@Wizzywig (7847)
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@Wizzywig (7847)
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24 Apr 10
I was going to give an example of something I'd found like that... but I cant recall any right now - honestly.
Oh, yes, I can... I found £5 in a handbag that I'd only ever used once whilst I was looking for a bracelet I'd misplaced (I found that too eventually)
Oh, yes, I can... I found £5 in a handbag that I'd only ever used once whilst I was looking for a bracelet I'd misplaced (I found that too eventually)1 person likes this
@jwfarrimond (4473)
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23 Apr 10
On the other hand, absence might encourage the heart to look elsewhere..
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@jwfarrimond (4473)
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23 Apr 10
Possibly. I suppose though that many a marriage has hit the rocks because one or another of the partners got too lonely and strayed into other pastures.
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@Wizzywig (7847)
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23 Apr 10
Easy enough to get lonely even when the other person is around all the time...
I was meaning any relationship really. I love my mum to bits and we've always been good friends, I speak to her most days and visit 3 or 4 times a week but, I dont think we could live in the same house again.
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@GardenGerty (169590)
• United States
23 Apr 10
It would tend to suggest that we all need our space. However when the absence gets too long, I tend to get really lonely.
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@frontvisions101 (16043)
• Philippines
23 Apr 10
I believe that when i person or a thing had been absent from your attention for a long time, you'll eventually look for it. No matter how much you hate the subject, you'll still look for it to hate it.
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@achilles2010 (3051)
• India
23 Apr 10
I always believed Wizzywig that you must marry the person you cannot live without rather than with the person you can live with. This you would know only after applying the criterion. "Absence makes the heart grow fonder". Concerning familiarity breed contempt, we must give space to another person, we must not breathe over his or her shoulder all the time.
@BarBaraPrz (51839)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
24 Apr 10
I'm reminded of the old joke about the guy whose farts sounded like "Honda!"...
Abcess makes the farts go Honda...
Yes, I've been drinking 
@BarBaraPrz (51839)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
24 Apr 10
No, absence does make the heart grow fonder. I've convinced myself that I truly loved my husband and that the reason I cried a river of tears over the breakup was because he didn't want me anymore... in truth, it was a lot of other things as well.
@dawnald (85137)
• Shingle Springs, California
26 Apr 10
Hm, don't know about that. I've been reading that a lot of relationships fail because people don't spend enough time together. I think you need together time and separate time, and too much of either one could hurt a relationship.
@dawnald (85137)
• Shingle Springs, California
26 Apr 10
Yeah you're right about that. Me and the eventually to be ex-hubby can sit in the same room for hours and there's no meaningful conversation going on except about the kids...
@RawBill1 (8531)
• Gold Coast, Australia
24 Apr 10
I think that it is good for couples to have some time apart. My wife and I work at home together, so we do not get much of a break from each other. I know that this drives her mad a bit and she also gets annoyed with being at home so much.
It does not bother me as much as her as I have a sport that takes me away and enjoy working from home after being away from home during the day for so many years. 
She left this morning on a ten day trip to Thailand and is probably flying over Indonesia right now as I type this. She desperately needs this trip away from home and me and the kids. She will be much improved when she returns. I am looking forward to a break as well. The house will be much tidier. 
She left this morning on a ten day trip to Thailand and is probably flying over Indonesia right now as I type this. She desperately needs this trip away from home and me and the kids. She will be much improved when she returns. I am looking forward to a break as well. The house will be much tidier. @Wizzywig (7847)
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24 Apr 10
My husband spent 2 weeks at his fathers last year and it was a good break for both of us. I wanted to have a good 'blitz' on the house so spent most of the time that I wasn't at work, cleaning. By the time he came home, it was pretty much how I wanted it. Looking back though, it was a complete waste of my time and, if he goes again this year I shall spend the time far more productively... enjoying myself
I hope your wife has a safe and enjoyable trip - and that you enjoy the tidiness
I hope your wife has a safe and enjoyable trip - and that you enjoy the tidiness@RawBill1 (8531)
• Gold Coast, Australia
25 Apr 10
Yeah, you probably should have done something for yourself. Next time!
I will be enjoying the tidiness as I am always one who packs up after I am finished doing something, but my wife is not. She leaves things everywhere. Now I just have to worry about the mess from the kids, but they are not too bad.
I will not be getting too much time for myself, but I did take a bit of time out yesterday and will be doing a little of the same today. As we are selling the house, I have many odd jobs to complete as well as making meals and general housework and running our business alone so I will be kept fairly busy. 
I will be enjoying the tidiness as I am always one who packs up after I am finished doing something, but my wife is not. She leaves things everywhere. Now I just have to worry about the mess from the kids, but they are not too bad.
I will not be getting too much time for myself, but I did take a bit of time out yesterday and will be doing a little of the same today. As we are selling the house, I have many odd jobs to complete as well as making meals and general housework and running our business alone so I will be kept fairly busy. @RawBill1 (8531)
• Gold Coast, Australia
30 Apr 10
Thanks for the BR! 
I have been kept very busy this week running our business and the home by myself. Now that the weekend is here again, I can slow the pace down a bit. 
I have been kept very busy this week running our business and the home by myself. Now that the weekend is here again, I can slow the pace down a bit. 