actually make the heart grow fonder or does this statement only give the person hope until they are able to deal with being left alone?
2007-06-28 08:39:07 · 10 answers · asked by mommymanic 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Familiarity breeds contempt... absence makes the heart grow fonder. Both conditions seem tiresome in the extreme.
If you perceive there to be a lack, you will wish for satiation or fulfilment. Shift your perspective. Play around with it. Examine the feelings triggered.
"Does this statement give the person hope until they are able to deal with being left alone?"
Only if his/her focus is on craving love and recognition from another. By trying not to get stuck on one point - and by experiencing life, you can figure out what this love business is. A dependency? I wish I knew. But if it's being used to mask the fear of living life without a comfort blanket, that sounds like willful ignorance to me.
2007-06-28 08:51:11 · answer #1 · answered by (notso)Gloriouspipecleaner 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absence makes the heart grow fonder...of whoever is there at the moment! Absinthe makes the heart grow fonder of whoever is left in the bar at 2 a.m.
2007-06-28 15:43:45 · answer #2 · answered by magix151 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think absence does indeed make the heart grow fonder, my fiance and I had to live 2000 miles apart for a huge ammount of time, but it taught us to pick and choose or battles and how not to sweat the small stuff so that when we did finally get to be together, all of the nitty little cat fights ceased, it was amazing.
2007-06-28 15:42:32 · answer #3 · answered by ashley b 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absence really does make the heart grow fonder- I was on a week long trip away from my family ( who usually drive me crazy) but when I got home, I glad I was home again with my family who usually drives me nuts. Don't worry- it's all about anticipation and doubt
2007-06-28 15:42:15 · answer #4 · answered by fangfarris 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When my husband is gone it makes my heart grow fonder. I soon start to miss little nicknack's that he does and my heart grows fonder. Man I love my husband! He rocks!
2007-06-28 15:47:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i suppose it depends on the person. absence makes my heart grow fonder but i dont know about other people.
2007-06-28 15:42:36 · answer #6 · answered by cirilia 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's natural to miss something that you don't see as often as you'd like. BUT I also think that sometimes this statement could be turned into "Out of sight, out of mind!" Depends on the persons involved and the circumstances.
2007-06-28 15:42:54 · answer #7 · answered by andreahud 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it does up to a point, but if you don't see someone for longer than a few months "out of sight, out of mind" usually becomes true.
2007-06-28 15:42:13 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"The longest absence is less perilous to love than the terrible trials of incessant proximity."
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2007-06-28 15:48:52 · answer #9 · answered by bwlobo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you seriously think there is one answer?
2007-06-28 15:43:48 · answer #10 · answered by The Phat Whale 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋