Longing for...

What's the difference between missing someone and longing for someone?

You miss a person when you have had time together and you have shared memories. You miss someone from kindergarten or elementary. You miss your cousin from another country. You miss a friend who has not written you a letter for quite some time now. You miss an ex-girlfriend with whom you shared intimate moments.

Longing for someone is more than just missing a person. When you long for someone, you cling to a hope that you will be together and spend time together again, no matter how little that hope is, and no matter how far-fetched the idea is. Longing means you care and hope that you two could be somthing more than what you two are now. You long for something that has not happened before, but hope will happen in the future.

I miss someone. I long for her too...