--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: It's been so long since I've met someone…" description: "\"It's been so long since I've met someone That makes me feel this way Makes me smile, and that's hard to do I don't think it's something you realize you..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d15/talyiah-1573_life_it-s-been-so-long-since-i-ve-met-someone_425838.jpg" --- # It's been so long since I've met someone That makes me… ![“It's been so long since I've met someone That makes me feel this way Makes me smile, and that's hard to do I don't think it's something you realize you do You make me feel Like I'm the only guy With you in the world But we can't be together Can't really be friends We can't be lovers And we can't…” quote by Talyiah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d15/talyiah-1573_life_it-s-been-so-long-since-i-ve-met-someone_425838.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d15/talyiah-1573_life_it-s-been-so-long-since-i-ve-met-someone_425838.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d15/talyiah-1573_life_it-s-been-so-long-since-i-ve-met-someone_425838.jpg) > “It's been so long since I've met someone That makes me feel this way Makes me smile, and that's hard to do I don't think it's something you realize you do You make me feel Like I'm the only guy With you in the world But we can't be together Can't really be friends We can't be lovers And we can't pretend Oh that boy in your life Better make you his wife And he better believe he's a lucky guy You wanted a song well here's one for you Nobody will know except for us two Don't ask me about it Cuz I won't tell the truth Just know that there's someone Thinking of you You make me feel Something I wish wasn't real at all You were never mine to begin with... So we can't be together Can't really be friends We can't be lovers And we can't pretend Oh that boy in your life Better make you his wife And he better believe he's a lucky guy” [Talyiah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/talyiah/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. The narrator feels intense, unrequited love, conflicted by loyalty and desire. **In simple terms:** Unrequited love feels painful. Key Takeaway Accept feelings, move forward. Themes love conflict loneliness Mood melancholic reflective Type poetic emotional When to use this quote - Heartbreak - friendship boundaries - personal reflection Key Concepts Romantic yearning ethical dilemma Questions to Reflect On - Can you love someone without acting on it? - How do you protect yourself from false hope? 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