someone can be a yearner while not allowing that yearning to interfere with their life. the real question is if you consider one being unable to continue on with their life normally a necessary aspect of yearning?

yearning doesn’t often take the form we expect it to. we don’t always give away our deeper thoughts when we move through life, and even if one compartmentalizes their yearning, that doesn’t make the feelings disappear. they’ve merely been moved to a new space where they continue to exist.  

could these feelings be resolved through accepting one’s circumstances? sure, but acceptance doesn’t necessarily mean you have no regrets, and regret is the mother of those who yearn.