This proverb states both a truth and offers some advice. Spending time apart from the one you love gives you the chance to miss that person and for that person to miss you. It is this yearning for each other that often strengthens the love and desire for one another.
This well-known English love proverb first appeared in an 1844 poem by Thomas Haynes Bayly titled “Isles of Beauty.”
Two shorten the road.
This proverb originated in Ireland. It suggests that long journeys feel shorter when done with another person, and that life is more enjoyable with companionship, especially when it is with someone who you love.
Opposites attract.
You can use this proverb when you want to describe two people who are in love but who have opposite personalities, interests or backgrounds.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
This proverb does not only apply to romantic love, but it is most often used in this way. People say this proverb when they are perplexed as to why a person is in love with another person. In this case, beauty could be physical, intellectual, emotional, personality-related or something else.