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¿Question #3054?
puffinge: "Absence makes the heart grow fonder" or "Out of sight, out of mind"?

MABBY: I thought that Absence was how Henry made Jane and Peter
Cringing Dragon: "Out of Mind, Out of Sight" was a good Models song.
curmudgeon: That's the difference between the heart and the mind.
Butterbob: Depends on how much you like the person to begin with
kathleenryan: Oh gosh. This is a dilema for me. I guess given enough time, "Out of sight, out of mind." I think you kind of have to do this so you don't miss the person so much. I mean when a person you love dies you will never see them again (in this life) and you will always still love them, but sometimes you need to put them out of your mind so you can go on. For the people you love that are still living, then absense makes the heart grow fonder because you know you will get to see them again and the reunion will be very sweet.
phoemeister: The former.
Boards of Games: Both
jessitron: both
jp21763: out of site out of mind
Hector Vortac: Abscess makes the fart go "Honda".
Kyle Smith: Neither
ZeroZilla: If the heart was 'fond' in the first place, the former is true. If not, the latter.
Capt O: out of sight, out of mind
Angry Dragon: yes.
Abruk: The second one!
chockle: Both are true, but I think absence only works if the heart was exclusively fond in the first place.
Golux: ...grow fonder.
Thegreatrob: the latter
xofour: My heart has never been in my sight, but to be honest, I truly don't mind. So I guess I must say "yes".
kingmaker fan: "Absence makes the heart grow fonder"
DHEK: I think "Out of sight, out of mind" is more true in most cases.
Critical Mass: former if love, latter if lust
TheArchAngel: depends on whom I am thinking about
Eric Haas: Let's do an experiment. You go away, and if I find myself becoming fonder of you, I'll call you back.
aleo09: depends on the subject
jmrichar: Out of sight, out of mind
POvidiusNaso: Both occur for different relationships.
jjloc: both are good for me
jeffwolfe: yes
smitty1966: both
produceguy1765: depends
MaksimSmelchak: Obnoxious question. Please ask better questions.
ZiggyZambo: Out of sight
Munchkin_Micih: Depends
mintylish: Yes.
eschaton1000: Both can be true - it just depends.
dmomo: Depends on the sight!
ezradenney: Absence makes the heart grow fonder
RedJib: Out of sight, out of mind. Unfortunately...
Dorque: 2
brainrob: The former
mlanza: B
jasta6: Absence makes the heart grow fonder.....................................................................
fFish: Both, mapped out like a sine wave.
dietevil: Both, depending on the person
Helenoftroy: fonder or forgetful as my ex said
Joanna Olsen: What ... is anything absent? - Etherhead strikes again
JCooperofCharity: Absence makes out of mind
Syrion: Out of sight, out of mind.
shebby: The former.
davebo: Out of sight, out of mind
scriptorum: Absinthe makes the mind go faster
melissa: Since Fraser and I only dated for 2 months before I went to Europe for 10 months, I have to say the former :)
xlorp: Presence strengthens love, absence sharpens it.
erli: That's all BS. It's good to have your own privacy sometimes esp. in a home that doesn't look like a bachlor pad.
yossarians: depends on what we're talking about
skrutsch: to the death?
The Unbeliever: 42
ValJor: That just goes to prove that popular wisdom is no wisdom at all...
Flodjo: Absence makes the heart grow fonder
darthcliff: Out of sight, growing fonder.
Claytonius Maximus: both, depending on length of time
ssmooth: Either can be true.
Lord_Prussian: The former if you care about it, the latter if you don't.
AWildEep: The former.... Distance multiplies it.
djlg: Yes, they are both cliches.
Belash: first one
Tim Synge: That's kind of tricky. Try this instead. "Too many cooks spoil the broth" or "Many hands make light work"?
chaddyboy_2000: Absence.
skelebone: Out of sight, out of mind, unless my wife is out of town, then I do miss her.
snoozefest: either, depending on who's absent/out of sight
ThatFalafelGirl: depends on the person i think
jttm: Hey puff, haven't seen you in a while...
heli: yes
puffinge: Boy, I do ask for it sometimes, don't I?
Dave: Go away and I'll let you know in a few months.
CDRodeffer: Or
Randy Cox: Abscess makes the fart go 'honda'
Spielfreak: When are you leaving?