A post by Eric of what he felt when his relationship with Dawn was very bad:

Whenever I want to be held by you or to hold you.

Whenever I want to taste your lips 💋  of wine.

Whenever  I want to make you mine and be yours.

All I have to do is dream.

I have been dreaming for so many years. Am I dreaming my life away?

Will my dream ever come true?

I miss you so much that I could die. Perhaps it is better to die than to keep dreaming hopelessly.

I am so glad that after 15 years or so of dreaming, the relationship between Dawn and me has been restored.

Instead of just dreaming about Dawn we can now enjoy each other physically.