I don't mean to seem flip... but... in my experience it depends on who it is that's absent. With one man it was clearly a case of "absence makes the heart go wander"... but with the man I'm with now (who is on an extended business oriented trip, and has so far been gone over 6 weeks), it's without a doubt "absence makes the heart grow fonder"

As for familiarity... it can definitely breed contempt, whether the one in question is away or close by.... but again it depends on the "who".

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