Distance
I've always heard the saying, 'Distance makes the heart grow fonder,' and I never truly appreciated it as much as I do now. Stefan and I had a 'long-distance' relationship for about 5 years. We were lucky enough to be only about 3 1/2 hours away from each other. In all reality, we could have seen each other as often as our schedules would allow...and Stefan did just that. Despite our opportunities to see one another, I cried like a baby every time we had to say goodbye. I hated it. Stefan would always be so optimistic saying that the time we spent apart would make the time together so much better. I hated that too. I would continue to cry and blow him off. Ugh, what did he know? Well, as a grown adult (although, sometimes I don't act like one) I realize he knew a lot more than I thought. We get to see each other every day, something that I take for granted. We have fallen into a routine ... we work, we come home, talk about our day, eat dinner