the crossroads between yes and no, to leave or not to leave
the suspense that lingers with it, be it excitement or dread
the suffering of left hanging, with no certain answer to indicate yes or no
the pain of waiting, just to hear a confirmation

add it all up

if the expected answer is yes, maybe the wait is not that painful
but if the expected answer denotes a negative, the wait is enough to kill

but then again, waiting is never easy. always easier said than done. it takes a go through-er to fully understand the emotions of going through them