These past 6 weeks have been incredibly tough as the sweetheart has been away. I found it hard not because I have lost a companion. I do not think there’s difficulty in finding friends to chill and hang out with. And I had the opportunity to catch up with a few of my old friends, which is good. But it’s really more than the company and companionship. I do not really need people to be around per se. What’s hard for me though, is my need to connect deeply with a special someone. The absence of her makes it difficult because it’s very rare that we find a platonic friend whom we can connect with at that level, to be able to share, be heard and understood; it’s in not being able to give and do special things for that special one that is challenging; for that special someone to be attentive to what I say and how I feel; and to be physically close to that special someone I trust and love. I guess I now understand why God says for couples not to be apart for too long so that Satan might not tempt them because of their lack of self-control. Such wisdom.

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