A Very Long Engagement

Ok, I admit that sometimes, not very often, I'm in the mood for a chick-flick (this desire isn't blocked by any Y-chromosomes). Yesterday I watched this film in one of these moods and was pleasantly surprised that it was more than that. It has some honest-to-goodness violence in it along with some really sweet lovey-dovey crap (don't worry, I'm not talking domestic violence, it's war/murder stuff).
What this film did make me think about is love. A lot of cinematic representations are crap. I don't believe in love at first sight and I have serious doubts about the validity of soul mates or destiny. But, one thing that I'm not too sure about is spiritual connections and intuition. Twins who feel when the each other are in pain or married couples who know when the other has died all have anecdotal evidence to support them. It is a fact that the longer and the closer two people associate with each other the more in tune with each other they are. They can read eachothers' emotions and know what they are about to say. But does that extend across distances? My sister and I have had instances where we've been thinking about the other one just before they call us or we answer a question (via e-mail) before the other has actually asked it. Is that a spiritual connection?