Distance produces closeness

"If we hadn’t communicated online at all, then
our relationship could have lasted longer"

In recent years,
there were a few moments when I thought like this

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Relationships of any kind deepen,
when the other person isn't present in front of us

We think, imagine, reflect about them

This process brings deeper understanding, diverse perspectives, and even a sense of appreciation

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"Distance", "absence" and "silence"
paradoxically produces "trust"

But in today’s always-connected, always-online world,
those things are rare to have

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While the relationship is still alive,
I can't understand what she is thinking

Only after the relationship is gone,
I finally have my own time & space and understand what she is thinking better, or perhaps fully