Pushkin waited 2.5 years for an answer “Yes” from Natalya Goncharova to his marriage proposal. Gumilev listened to poetry in German every evening (a language he hated) in order to accompany Anna Akhmatova home. But a man in the 21st century heard “no” and gave up. It is important to have a person next to you who will hug you and say - everything will be fine!