Yes. It has.

"Since they broke up, he's never been the same," she told me, "If you find the right one, don't just let him walk away."

I felt a ping in my heart as she said it. I always imagined people would say the same about me. I suppose they may have. He was the only boy who was really important to me. I was devastated after I had "just let him walk away."

That's the real reason I hate "Listen to your heart"-- because I hadn't. And I knew it. At the time I thought I would marry him. I really believed we were meant for that. And somehow when things did not turn out that way...the world was at its end. I hoped to someday understand how he fit into reality. And I do now.

Last week, my little sister and I visited our sister north of us. She needed help around the house, and so we drove up to cook and entertain. I was in the kitchen...when I overheard one sister say to the other. "At first I thought she was crazy. But, its been really nice. She's happy now."

"Since they broke up, he's never been the same..." it flashed through my mind; a replay of "our" friendly passing a few weeks ago; and words of comfort I'd received years ago when I full-heartedly believed I would never love again: Your heart will heal.

Yes. It has.