Absence makes the heart grow fonder

I can still remember when I used this phrase as a teenager, I was told that this applies to parent-child relationships rather than boy-girl relationships. I was also told that in the case of boy-girl relationships, 'out of sight, out of mind' is more likely.

The following test shall reveal the difference between the two types of love mentioned:


A professor gave his class (50% male and 50% female) two questions.

Question 1:
There is a man who loved this beautiful woman. But one day, she was disfigured in a freak accident, will he still love her?

Question 2:
There is a woman who loved this wealthy man. But one day, he lost all his money due to financial crisis. Will she still love him?

The answers by the class:
1. 30% Yes 40% May be 30% No
2. 20% Yes 30% May be 50% No

The professor commented that the answers suggest man is at a higher risk of losing his love when he loses his money, compared to women losing their love when they lose their beauty.

Then he asked, "Have you all thought about the relationship the man and woman had in the two questions? Did you all assume it was a romantic relationship between a man and a woman?"

"Yes....are they not?" the class replied.

The professor said, "Answer the questions again - this time, assuming the relationship is between a father and a daughter for question 1 and for question 2, a relationship between a mother and a son."

This time, the answers were:
1. 100% Yes
2. 100% Yes

So now you know the meaning of true love. :-)

A popular poser often asked: if your mother and wife fell overboard, who will you save first?
Someone once replied: "Of course my mother, because I have only one; I can always find another wife." But I think his reply would depend on whether he said it in front of his mother or his wife!
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