Dear Prudence,
Any tips on surviving the honeymoon phase? I’m in my early twenties, and this is my first romantic relationship, though not my partner’s. A few months in, I believe we’ve moved properly into the honeymoon phase, as being away from one another is agony now! We recently spent six days apart, calling and texting all the while, and it was a complete drag. The seventh day we spent together put me right up to cloud nine. It’s been three days since then, and I truly feel so lonely without her, which is ridiculous. We see each other tomorrow. I am an adult with friends, a job, and a life outside of her. This is a life I’m proud of and happy to have curated for myself. Yet all I want to do at any given moment is be by her side! I’m sure my friends are tired of me bringing her up so often, as much as I try not to. I feel like a teenager. I keep pinching myself that I’ve found love. I’m so lucky she feels the same way. But oh, it hurts to be apart!