how long til it stops hurting

She wonders this everyday. There's a quote somewhere which says something about absence diminishes small loves and increases great ones; as the wind blows out the candle yet fans the bonfire. The more each day passes by, the more she loves him. The more she loves him, the more people who love her push her away. She's becoming more and more isolated as time passes. She can't love her daughter without loving him. It's been five months since he's been gone and he has yet to call and even check up on his daughter which makes her feel like a bad parent for loving the one who is hurting her daughter.