At another time they might have had a rewarding, perhaps even profound relationship. But there are people we meet in life who miss being important to us by inches, days, or circumstance. Another place, time, or emotional frame of mind and we would happily fall into their arms; eager to take up their challenge or invitation. But as it is we encounter them when we are discontent or content, but they are not. Or they are hungry and we have just finished a big meal. One of us is looking for love while the other is looking for solitude. Whatever serious chemistry might have been possible if, isn’t.