Does absense really make the heart grow fonder?

I am in a long distance relationship. This is a very long distance one and the thing is I have never seen him in reality. We see each other on CAM but we talk every day via the phone and internet. But every day I grow to love him more and more. We know each other since last year December. Our goals is to be with each other in December. A friend of mine asked me yesterday how I am sure that this is love but I know that it is because my heart is light and whenever I think about him my light shine and I can see my ex without feeling guilty and remorse. I am just praying that we will eventually be with each other. When I am in his arms then I will be able to answer this question Do I love him more when I am apart. I know that I love him now and I am dying to know if this is really reality when we are together.

We celebrated 30 years of marriage in June and I can honestly say, I love him more when he's not around. I think it's because there's no tension like there is when we're together. We seem competitive with each other and tend to disagree a great deal of the time, so time apart does make the heart grow fonder and gives us time to replenish our sensibilities for the times we're together.

I feel when persons are together then at times one start taking the partner for granted but if someone goes far then one realises the fondness, so I feel it is right that distance makes the heart grow fonder.

hehe i think it depends.. if you dont have a loyal heart you may opt for someone near you... someone who is with you at the time of your lonely feeling... long distance relationships are really hard... but if you truly are meant for each other, and love is really in your relationship... then i think no distance is too far..

That is what the saying means. So I guess for you and many others absense really does make the heart grow stronger.

I did have a long distance relationship once......so for me it must not have made a difference as I am no longer seeing him.....and for him it must not have either....but when I dated someone in the military a long time ago...and knew his absence was because of his job then I did miss him horribly....did I love him more? I don't think so.....I just loved him.

I've been in a on/off again relationship with my boyfriend J for about 18 months now. He's 600 or so miles away.. a 10 hour drive in good traffic. Absence makes or breaks a relationship... it tore us apart once, and we dated other people.... but despite being with someone else, I found myself in constant wonder and worry and thought about J.... it took a few months, but we got back together, and honestly, I think things have been muuuuuuuuuuuuuch better since (=

Of course it does, I have never experienced it to a large degree but If you are away from your partner for any more than a couple of days when you live together then of course it will. You will miss them more and more and want to be with them, not because you suspect them of cheating but just because you love them and always want to be with them.

I believe yes! I experienced it. My gf and me broke up and now I miss her more than before. I tried to date other girls but I could not do it whole heartedly. It happens if you were in a relationship with you ex-gf/bf for a long time.