Does absence really make the heart grow fonder?

I just want some opinions. My SO and I have been together for a little over 5 years. We have separated in the past for about a month (after we were together for one year, granted we were younger and he was still interested in hanging out with his friends rather than his GF) we obviously got back together and it lasted another 4 years until this past summer I felt I needed time to “see what else was out there” because he was all I knew for so long - we split for 2 months, I dated a couple guys, didn’t really go anywhere. We just got back together in August and this has been the best relationship we’ve ever had!

I’m just curious, who else has experienced this & feels it’s made their relationship 10x stronger?