Note: I did not write this. I got this from Datingish here on Xanga.. and I agree with it.. so I want to share. Enjoy.
Have you ever felt empty? No,it's not the feeling after an exam where your brain blanks out and you feel like a walking zombie. And, it's definitely not the feeling at the pit of your stomach after miles and miles of hiking with no food. When I feel empty, I feel like there's a hole in my heart. It's a hole that is unable to be filled by food, or knowledge. Hugs from friends and family help, but time always prevails. After an hour or so, I am left with the exact same feeling of emptiness.
Perhaps you know what I am talking about. You have felt this emptiness too when a person you love has passed away, if they are ill, or if they are simply too far away from you. Memories rush through your head. Memories of the time when they made a clever joke about you, and you shoved them slightly because it was mean. But inside you were smiling ever so radiantly because, you admit, the joke was pretty damn funny. Or it's the memories of you talking to them for hours as the moon rose and fell across the night sky, making you realize that time must not have wings, but jet-rockets to have flown by so quickly. These thoughts that bring a smile to your face disappear as quickly as they appear. Soon, you are still left with the feeling of emptiness.
I realized that I am overcome by this feeling much more when I am in a relationship. When I am single, I rarely feel such a way. Maybe this is why those who have never been in relationships long to be in one, so they too can try out this feeling of emptiness (love). Or, this is why people who stay single, stay single. So they don't ever feel this feeling of emptiness (vulnerability). I know everyone who has ever loved has shared this emptiness (pain) of being in love. I guess it is an unavoidable part of love. Without this emptiness(pain), how can there be love? Without sadness, how can there be happiness? Without bad, how can there be good?
I know that some people would describe this feeling as "longing" or "worrying." But is it really? Can't I also call it love, vulnerability, or even pain? Me? What do I call all these feelings that go hand in hand with love? I call it emptiness.