Long Distance Relationships

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She walks in beauty like the night
Of cloudless climes and starry skies,
And all that's best of dark and bright
Meet in her aspect and her eyes;
Thus mellowed to the tender light
Which heaven to gaudy day denies.

One ray the more, one shade the less
Had half impaired the nameless grace
Which waves in every raven tress
Or softly lightens o'er her face,
Where thoughts serenely sweet express
How pure, how dear their dwelling place.

And on that cheek and o'er that brow
So soft, so calm yet eloquent,
The smiles that win, the tints that glow
But tell of days in goodness spent
A mind at peace with all below,
A heart whose love is innocent.

Lord Byron
She Walks in Beauty

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They say that "Distance is not the end of the world in a relationship." Can that be materially taken?

I have been tagging along with Jackie for about 3 weeks. Before the very instance of our friendship, I have known her to be that jolly girl on our retreat in Tangub City last November 27-29, 1998. She was the last one to sign my address book. I thought that she just put a name there and a random number, but she did wrote her real profile. Our next meet was on her birthday 3 years before. I was only limited on looking at her since I don't want an intimacy to happen for I have a girlfriend that time. Last Palm Sunday we meet again, and this time I thought that I must tell her that I like her. Most of days we go out and talk hours and hours somewhere, forgetting time.

Now she's on the bus going to Cagayan de Oro and will be heading to Cebu City. I feel very lonely. Our conversations seem like that I have known her since childhood. We share our experiences, our thoughts and our ideas on things. Before she left, she left me with an unanswered question.

Tricky: Will you allow me to court you?
Jackie: I really can't tell.
Tricky: Well it's a YES or NO question ....
Jackie: I still could not say such. I wanted to know you more, especially your feelings. You do have a past with Myra, right? I don't want that I cling on to a relationship with a guy who still has feelings for his ex-girlfriend.
Tricky: Well it has been 2 years since that relationship of ours, and I'd moved on. I do really like to let you know that I'll wait for your answer.
Jackie: I don't regard "Long Distance Relationships" as good. There might be an instance that you might fall-out-of-love for me since I'm so very far or maybe the other way around .... but I do want to know you more.
Tricky: As I will say again, I really would like to wait for your answer ....

So idle will it seem that she's so far away. I guess this is like that of the "Sassy Girl" movie. The wait is still the challenge for me .... AND I WILL TAKE IT!!!!