Searching
What is Searching?
You find yourself looking for them in a crowd, reaching for the phone, expecting their voice.
When you might feel searching
Searching is a specific form of longing, which itself is a type of yearning. You might experience this feeling in situations where yearning is present, particularly when the circumstances align with the nuances that define searching.
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