Distance.

Distance.

A common enemy to most in a relationship. But does it really have to be an enemy, is it in fact, really even an enemy? We may all dislike it, but it does in fact bring us closer together in a relationship. Any relationship. But we both know that I'm talking about a relationship shared between two lovers. You see; long distance would be anyone's main concern in a relationship. Whether you view that "long" as across town or out of state, another country even. It will send little pricks of pain to your heart.

It isn't because you have distrust invested in that person, and it isn't because you contain any sort of worry. It's because you cannot be without them, you realize everything that they really are to you. The true cravings of your heart come out:

"The way she smiles,

  the way he smells.

 The color of her hair,

 and the texture of his skin.

                                                    Her laugh lights up the room,

                                                    his humor makes her heart beat.

                                                    She loves to dance, to feel free,    

                                                    he loves to watch her twirl endlessly."

I bet at this very moment you are internally and mentally going 100MPH in an overjoyous sense of love and wonder. You've just fully launched back into how madly and wonderously in love with them you are, the adrenaline of your first moments all over again...And how gloriously grand that is, such love shared between two. Such priviledge and honour to own with one another. (Believe me, not all experience such). Imagine what it will be like one day to share that with others. Your, story; (If you will). Yes the grand yet adventurous tale of how you came to fall in love. One of the most beautiful things to experience in life is love. I mean sure, scenery is absolutely grand, and vacations can be of the merriest. But love? There is nothing quite like love. Never to be replicated, never to be replaced. And how foolish would we be to have even a moment to think such?

Enjoy the distance, yes crazy advice I know. -Winks- Now who seems to be the foolish one? But let me answer you this. You enjoy that person, their company, their love...So why not enjoy the distance as well? After all that's what brought you so close together in the first place, is it not? Think about it, most couples both young and old; (especially young). THRIVE off of physical contact, it slowly claims ownership of they're relationship. What has this distance both earned and taught you?

1.) Love is not always physical, nor should that be your; "drive and thrive."

2.) Love is not depicted by physical features either.

3.) Personality is everything, physical features are merely an addition.

4.) Without personality, you will not make a connection as a couple.

5.) DISTANCE. Is not an enemy, it is a foundation.

-Pause-

Yes, I said DISTANCE is a foundation. You've been given one of the best things to recieve in a relationship. Which is to know this person for everything of their person. Every raw instrinsiquite detail and phiber of their being. You become one as two, two halves making a whole. Making, ONE. You connect on a level others will rarely ever connect on, that or it will take 50+ years of marriage. We all know we don't want the latter, (especially us girls).

-Resume-

6.) This DISTANCE teaches you what insanity REALLY is.

7.) You realize the airport is no longer to be taken for granted.

8.) You realize the airport no longer signifies simply just; "picking someone up".

-Pause. Explanation-

Maybe this person so greatly significant to you only has to be gone for two or three days, maybe you have to "survive" five to seven days, (a long run of ten). But you quickly learn that each passing moment makes it worse. Now take into consideration at some point or another they aren't expected to be back for two weeks or more, a business trip if you will. Or MAYBE they live most awfully and dreadfully far away and you haven't the chance to see them yet, or...You don't know if you ever will, you don't know if you'll last to forever. As it is you crave to meet, and at times you feel it is hopeless due to it's distant date. Maybe the even unset date. But that's being negative, right? So you have to learn to erase it. No matter what, never will you be able to afford to rest your mind in such negativity. For who will carry your love then? But unfortunately, in the meantime, you find yourself going absolutely and just as dreadfully insane.

You walk, you pace,  (the two are practically the same I suppose). You even begin cooking, baking, cleaning, writing, maybe even showing your artistic side. Or perhaps you fancy spending more time with your dog, or another beloved pet of choice. You can read, you can shop, become lost to mindless movies and television... Whatver you can think of really, I mean your going absolutely insane with desire for this person. You truly can find nothing to fill the void. And the closer you get to their return the more agonizing the wait becomes. I promise you not even video games can distract such a growing hunger. You'll start to find yourself imaging how it'll be picking them up from the airport whether again or for the first time. And you'll start to realize just how much more that airport symbolizes, it is no longer just an airport but a symbol of hope amongst many things. So many scenes start playing out in your head with how the meet could go. Maybe the way you'll leap into each others arms, or those first words uttered to one another. Your kiss, their touch, the perfect outfit, the list really is endless and I mean endless so don't bother trying to creatively organize a list or rethink previous thoughts because I promise you'll be far too disorganized and excited at that point. Hmm, love...I indeed expect that not only myself, but they as well might return home on one ocassion only to find you laying out in a hot summer's sun, with Lana Del Rey, a drink, and a hint of cigarette smoke remaining as you lie there with bright red lipstick completing your oversize shades and sun hat. 

(Now I can add a thousand more similar numberings to the current listings but my my, look at how much I've already written in attempt to explain such things. I do believe we'll just have to stop here, at least for now. At a later time we can possibly delve into such).

Pushing that aside be positive at all times, there is no trying. Only doing. Maybe sit together and think up a grand list of things you can do once together, or things that you will do on your grand journey when finally united. OR to save you insanity upon their short vacancy sit together and share your wonders about what will happen when you finally meet for the first time. How you both have differently imagined it, you'll soon find youself laughing together or it all. Or think about all the silly arguments you will have over things like home decor. (And believe me you will most certainly have some). I should imply such with merely a wink and a laugh, yes, excited you'll be.

And with that, without rambling, I concur this short brief set of thoughts on distance...Not a terribly bad thing at all. The only terribly bad things, are the views of others, their negativity in such, and we surely musn't, pay attention to that...