->'''Woman:''' Why didn't you wait for me?
->'''Man:''' I thought you were gone forever!
->'''Woman:''' I said I'd be back in a minute!
->'''Man:''' The... the seconds went fast at first, but then they started to drag on. She was there for me.
->'''Woman:''' You had an affair in the 90 seconds I was gone?!
->'''Man:''' ...yes.
-->--Webcomic/{{xkcd}} #57: [[http://xkcd.com/57/ Wait For Me]]

->''"I hadn't slept in a week, I was weak, I was awake,''
->''You'd never seen a bastard orphan more in need of a break.''
->''Longing for Angelica, missing my wife,''
->''That's when Miss Maria Reynolds walked into my life."''
-->--'''Alexander Hamilton,''' ''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}'' ("Say No to This")

->''There she was, Keisha, the girl of my dreams. I used to dream about a girl named Dede, but then I moved.''
-->--'''Chris''', ''Series/EverybodyHatesChris''

->'''Lady Kluck:''' Oh, patience, my dear. Patience. Remember, absence makes the heart grow fonder.
->'''Maid Marian:''' Or forgetful.
-->--''WesternAnimation/RobinHood1973''

->Another absence might/make the heart grow fonder/or is it out of sight/out of mind I wonder...
-->--''Music/TheDarkness,'' "Is It Just Me?"
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