The "wife-link" as it's commonly called, goes beyond just being able to be in touch with someone. I can feel their emotional state, fear, anxiety, sadness, hepiness, joy, etc. But beyond that. I can feel their pain. ever bump, bruise, cut, scrape. Sure I can chose not to, but just as I form a bond with them, and yes this extends to the kids, both making, and breaking that bond, is not something I take lightly. To feel them, is to know them, and to decide you no longer wish to, should be painful, shouldn't it? It shouldn't be something that's done without thought. And so, when a link gets severed, I still feel them, even for a while after. But I choose to share that connection, and though it may seem like it's with a lot of people. It's really not when you consider the shear amount of people there are in the universe, and that's not even considering the other universe's