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Joy in short-lived relationships? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
submitted 1 month ago by SharkWeek@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/polyamory@lemmy.world
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A couple of weeks ago a woman I love moved a long way away ... we only met 6 weeks before that, yet it wasn't a whirlwind romance. She's terrible at communicating remotely, so we won't ever have a long term relationship.

My spouse has lifted my spirits a lot, and reminded me that I'll always carry her in my heart. I'm happy to have had this experience, even if I'm still feeling a sense of loss over it every day as well.

So ... who else out there has had that sort of short but sweet romance? What was it like?

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[–] SharkWeek@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 weeks ago

Thank you for sharing that ... I hadn't thought of the "cost of entry" aspect, but it makes perfect sense.

Since starting this thread I've had time to process it. I'm glad that I don't regret it because it means I'll be open to the same sort of thing in the future ... there have been times in my life I've been jaded or hurt, and I raised my cost of entry as a defence mechanism.

But I'm determined to remain open to love, should it find me again in the future, even if it doesn't last long :-) (of course, ideally, I'd prefer long-term, but the universe doesn't always work out that way)