"you can't love anything more than something you miss"

i love people watching. especially at the airport and on the train. i am fascinated with the variety of people you see and how different everyones lives are, but how transportation brings all these people together, even if just for a few minutes.  i was on the blue line the other morning coming from cumberland and i was totally creeping on a conversation between these two strangers. they were both coming from o'hare and for some reason this young girl was talking to this older woman about how she was obsessed with a guy she was seeing and how this guy is not talking to her and that i was all she thought about all day, everyday. the girl then asked the older lady if she ever loved somebody that much, and the woman responded, "yes". the girl went on to ask if they were married, and she said "no" but after being quiet for a few minutes she told the girl how she thought about this guy everyday and misses him very much, even though she ended up marrying someone else.

im sure it's just because i love tragic romance stories. but i cannot stop thinking about this lady and how sad she seemed. part of me feels like this is some life-lesson situation, like "never give up on something you love" or something cheesy like that, but another part of me feels like maybe thats just life. either way, it just got me thinking.