Woman believes that men actually have to keep their distance from their partners in order to fall in love

It’s a common belief that distance strengthens affection. Whether or not this is true varies from relationship to relationship. While some people feel that they have grown closer through the breakup, others feel that distance leads to fading feelings. However, one woman believes that men need to keep their distance from their partners in order to fall in love. Amanda Jeanne – who goes by @amandajeanne on TikTok – posted a video expressing her belief that this couldn’t be truer.

At the beginning of the video, Jeanne said, “I just heard that men are more likely to fall in love with women when they’re not with them, when they’re alone.” She pointed out that this happens because it gives men time to process their thoughts and feelings alone. “We women, on the other hand, fall in love more when we’re with the person, right?” she continued. Jeanne explained that women need to be next to a person and be able to see and hear them fall in love more. “We fall in love that way. That made sense to me,” the woman said.

“The fact that men might fall more in love with us when they’re not with us is simultaneously the craziest thing I’ve ever heard, but on one hand, it’s like it actually makes sense.” Jeanne captioned the video, “Cut to me telling my boyfriend that I think we should spend more time alone.” The video received over 13.6 million views and more than 1.5 million likes. In the comments section, people supported or refuted the theory.

@bvale014 wrote, “Since we share comeback stories, one contacted me on LinkedIn two years later… Lol that’s when I learned how to block on LinkedIn.” @jury.duty commented, “Distance makes me realize I don’t need them in my life. But I agree it can also show how much someone adds to your life.” @nschaeffer20 noted, “This makes me think that the people who fall in love when they’re gone are falling in love with an idealized version of the person. Not the actual person.”

@grace.stets shared, “Why they ALWAYS come back… A guy I hadn’t heard from for 4 years emailed me at midnight, seriously crazy.” @st0ned1iv expressed, “I kept my boyfriend at a distance for the first 4 months and he is so in love with me. He is so obsessed that he sees me as a reward and not just his girlfriend.”

In another similar story, a woman whose husband fell in love with her best friend shared an important lesson about relationships. After the heartbreaking incident in her life, Katelynn Smith, who goes by @katelynn0009 on Instagram, learned that she should never beg someone to stay in her life. “I know my worth and I hope you know that too,” she said. Smith believes that people who are meant to stay in your life will stay regardless of a person’s mistakes and imperfections. “If it’s that easy for someone to leave, then that person was never really meant to be with you, at least not long-term,” Smith stressed.

She shared that people who want to make it work will do so no matter what, so one should not push themselves too hard to keep another person in their life. Although Smith believes there is nothing wrong with fighting for a relationship, if you are the only person making the effort, you should look after yourself first. Many people could empathize with what she had to say.

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