longing for

Theaters have been longing for a four-quadrant, double-feature moviegoing event since last year’s same-day release of Warner Bros.’

Scott Thomas added that she had been “longing for stability” rather than traveling the world, including sleeping in the same bed for more than two weeks at a time.

I refuse to feel foolish in my longing for more humanity.

The passage of time, grief for those we have lost, longing for a better world that seems perpetually out of reach — all of these things can be frightening.

They're trying to alleviate the pangs of longing for those not currently with them.