A Lesson in Proverbs?

[Pangur Bán]

OK, here are two proverbs:

Absence makes the heart grow fonder

versus

Out of sight, out of mind

Well, that'll teach you to believe the wisdom of midwives

Anyhoo, which of them do you think is true, or rather, which do you think is more true?

In other words, if you spend time away from an object of romantic desire (i.e. a girlfriend/boyfriend, a wife/husband, or just someone you are in love with or have a crush on) or another loved one, do your feelings fade, or do they grow stronger?

 

[WickedSmurf]

Thus far in life, I must say I'm more of a fader...

Out of sight, out of mind. Yep, that's it.

 

[SideshowBob]

Absence makes the heart grow fonder -> :love2:

No, it depends what the feelings behind the situation is of course. But I voted for the first one.

 

[Gengis Khan]

Depends on how you part ways(normally).

If two people are seperated by an outside force then its the first one, you pine over the great moments you shared & count the days until you'll be reunited.

However if there was a split & then seperation then it's definatly out of sight out of mind. The last thing you want to do is bump into the person who you dumped(or even more vice versa) every other day, in that case not seeing them helps you forget & get over them.

 

[Akka]

It all depends of the lenght.

If it's two weeks off, you just start thinking the more and more about the other.
If it's two years, then your feeling start to fade away.

(of course, the actual lenght depends of the people)

 

[Mark Young]

Myexperience is that Absence doesn't make the heart grow fonder, being together does. so I voted for out of mind out of sight.

 

[Perfection]

Out of sight out of mind!

At least that's my experience with pens, notebooks, people, important documents, my wallet, car keys, and just about everything.

Although I do feel "Absence makes the heart grow fonder" about CFC...

 

[warmonger]

I don't know who said it originally but it summs it up for me:

Absence is to love like wind is to fire; it extinguishes the small and enflames the great.

 

[Gothmog]

nice warmonger

out of sight out of mind makes me think of my closet.

 

[Gladinia]

Originally posted by Gothmog


out of sight out of mind makes me think of my closet.

Yeah. I know the feeling

 

[Smidlee]

the answer would depend on if this proverb would apply to you or not:

Proverbs 25:24 " it is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop,than with a brawling woman and in a wide house."

proverbs 21:19 " It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman."

 

[floppa21]

Originally posted by calgacus
OK, here are two proverbs:

Absence makes the heart grow fonder

versus

Out of sight, out of mind

WITHOUT A DOUBT, the first is false.

 

[onejayhawk]

XIII can comment more authoritively, but IIRC the chinese pictogram for order is a woman in a house. The pictogram for argument is three women in a house.

J

PS Anyone that does not believe that absense makes the heart grow fonder has never been hiking with someone who forgot his smokes.

 

[Mrogreturns]

Originally posted by onejayhawk
XIII can comment more authoritively, but IIRC the chinese pictogram for order is a woman in a house. The pictogram for argument is three women in a house.

I thought that meant "gossip"- or that might be three women minus the house.

 

[Archer 007]

Absence makes the heart grow fonder. I know from experience.

 

[Shadylookin]

out of sight out of mind.

 

[Benderino]

Originally posted by archer_007
Absence makes the heart grow fonder. I know from experience.

Ditto.

In the case of love, this is true. In the case of friendship, it is the exact opposite. In the latter case, think of the game THE SIMS and how you slowly fall out of your friendships.

 

[Archer 007]

Good point, Benderino. I dont think about my friend's from my old village almost ever.

 

[floppa21]

Well I disagree with you Benderino and Archer. I've experienced it with my nephews and niece. I missed them a lot at first, now I don't care as much. I haven't seen any of them in close to three years now because my sister and I haven't spoken in that long. Well, the situation is different than others I guess.

 

[Archer 007]

I think Bender, and I know I did, mean romantic love.