yes distance does increase fondness at times.you stop taking people for granted and realise what they mean to u when u miss them, miss being around them.. something that iv realised after being away from home for the first time in life . have also realised that at times you need this .there were days when even though we were living in the same house we wouldn't find d time to talk to each other cause we were just so preoccupied with our own lives ..and now not a day passes when we don't talk ..its funny how being away can actually bring u closer..and sometimes you need that Jhatka :)