Cell phone, Skype, and email – how could I bear this separation without these things. Or do they make it worse? In yesteryear when we had to rely on mail and before that courier, was it easier to enter into another rhythm and bide your time while your love one was absent. Does knowing she is a phone call away, a Skype away, an email away make it a little more anxious when there is no email in your inbox, or you can’t reach her by phone? Should I stay in front of the computer and look at Skype until I see her name swim on the scene? Hard to say. Today is 19 days before my love one returns home and yes, we are following our routine without her, and yes it seems the sun rises and sets even though she is not here, and yes I am spending more time with my friends who I missed when she occupied my every day, but wouldn’t all of these wonderful events – the sun rising and setting, chatting with friends, routines, be better with her by my side?