Dear Mike:

I think you miss the “idea of being with him”, your imagining of how it could be, how it would be if you were with him. It was only a few dates within one month, not long enough for you to know him well, definitely not in a variety of contexts, over time. So what you have now is your imagination built on a good feeling that you had when you spent time with him, a good feeling that you long for while currently feeling low, living with your parents.

I suppose you long for love, for close companionship, for affection. You long to feel good. We all do. How is it, living with your parents?

anita