I still care about you

The love didn't fade... it just became quieter?

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I have a question... I'm not sure I have an answer, but I'll still share it with you.

Can someone care about you and still stay at a distance?

They don't reach out often, but whenever they send a message, you feel warmth in it-like a reassurance that they still care. Did they just get busy? And no, there wasn't a quarrel before the silence.

Things just... dissolved naturally. But you still feel a bond. You know they still care, and you love them as well.

Like a teenager who leaves home and goes to college. They don't speak with their family as often as they used to. I don't know why...maybe it would feel weird to call several times during the day, don't you think?

But whenever they do call, you feel that love and warmth in their voice. A sort of love you don’t need to prove daily...

Memories fill the space where constant talking, jokes, dinners, and outings once were. Those kinds of memories we always carry in our hearts.

Siblings who live far apart.

An old song you haven’t listened to in months, quietly waiting in your playlist.

A former teacher who believed in you-you haven’t spoken for years, but you still remember their encouraging words.

A stranger you met at a retreat-you talked for long, texted a couple of times. And now there’s just silence... but you still treasure the conversation.

What do you think about this?
Can people still love but at a distance, or does silence equate coldness and a lack of love?

Shalom, dear one.

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