The proverb “absence makes the heart grow fonder” describes the feeling of greater affection between friends and lovers who are kept apart. It is a phrase that, in on one form or another, can be traced back for millennia—the Roman poet Sextus is credited with the earliest version of the phrase.
It means that when a person is absent for a longer period, you wish meeting him or her very much. ... You realize how much you love that person, and the desire to see them often increases.
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