>>13619630Couples that lust for one another will coalesce over time. In a relationship, if their desire strong enough and enduring, their personalities will unit to appease the other in mimicry. Understanding in union. Problem is, when such a relationship is annulled, you cannot simply bifurcate your individuation from the other. It becomes ingrained. Each failed long-term relationship robs you of your person; your true essence, withered away.
Perhaps this, in part, is why so many lament their others departure as much as they do. Not just for the lust and affection dispossessed.