Battle of the Sayings

[kaydeefalls]

"Absence makes the heart grow fonder" vs. "Out of sight, out of mind."

Discuss.

This bout of randomness brought to you by the letters M and H.

Comments

[beachkid.livejournal.com]

familiarity breeds contempt.

[bunniewabbit.livejournal.com]

How about, "Familiarity breeds contempt?" I've always liked that vs. the "absence" one.

Sorry. I'm not following the rules, here.

[reishin.livejournal.com]

"Absence makes the heart grow fonder" - in absence you forget all the things that annoyed and all that you fought about and just remember the good times. Bartleby says it best:

All that tension, all that anger and mistrust, forgotten for one perfect moment when they come off that plane. See those two? The guy doesn't even know that the girl cheated on him while he was away.

Loki: She did?

Bartleby: Uh-huh. Twice. But it doesn't matter at this moment because they're both so relieved to be with one another.

"Out of sight, out of mind.": The motto for those who are serial cheaters.