What does, "Like the moon misses the stars," mean?

[Anonymous]

My boyfriend wrote to me yesterday "I miss you like the moon misses the stars." I assumed it was some metaphor, but I did not get it, so I asked him what that really meant - just that he missed me a lot? He said yes but that there is a deeper meaning behind this analogy, and he won't tell me, he told me I have to figure it out. So what can it mean when someone says that? Other than that they miss you a lot? What could he possibly mean? I know this might be a stupid question to some, but English is not my first language and some metaphors confuse me lol. Any ideas? Thanks! :)

[kambo_trick3y]

Means he doesn't know basic Astronomy. Other stars in the Milky Way in relation to our particular galaxy are quite independent of each other, with the only force of gravitation affecting our particular quadrant being the Sun.

So the actual term that would be appropriate would be "Like the moon misses the star."

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Oh God I'm an a**hole.

[Cromartie]

You think he was referring to gravity? O_O I admit I'd have never concluded that.

[martyfellow]

He has his own private metaphor in mind here. Maybe he means that you stand out among the stars, as the moon does...You're so much brighter...

[martyfellow]

Thanks for the BA, starry eyes.

[Cromartie]

That desert misses the rain too. :D

Also, I presume he's trying to allude to the fact that without the sun ( and actually a few other stars, the moon is not discriminatory ) there is no reflection, so without you he does not "shine". It's drivel but it works on women because "I miss you like a shovel misses cowpies" works on women if you say it right.

[Jonny_]

Sounds like he was trying to be sweet, The comparison doesn't really make sense, I mean the moon does require stars to provide moonlight, although it has never really been without their light.

[Anonymous]

Every once in a while, the moon appears in the day time, when there are no stars.

He might mean that every once in a while, he wants to be away from you too. Men need their space.