I realize i'm not normally a romantic person, so this next entry will seem a little ... odd...
I was talking to one of the leaders at our church, who had recently come back from a missions trip a few days ago, when she glimpsed her boyfriend (this seems too light a word... soulmate? hopefully-soon-to-be-fiance? that just sounds weird...) from across the parking lot and she said to me, "seriously, 10 days without (soulmate? hopefully-soon-to-be-fiance?) was killer."
It was an innocent statement, almost joking, but part serious. And i realized i didn't understand this. My bonds to the people I love are strong, but I believe I respect them as individuals enough that i try to give them their space. I also try not to rely on them so much: emotionally, anyway. It's easy for me to be away from my parents, or even my brother, for 10 days. Perhaps even whole months. But is there anyone I love in such a way that being 10 days without them would be torture? Someone who would be, in a non-cheesy sort of way, my other half? Someone I find so absolutely necessary that being away from them would cause me to say, "10 days without (this person) was killer"? Does this happen to everyone? or does it vary by personality?
hm... i guess it's something to think about...
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