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Home state? I'm leaving the country AND a great job to get married. If it doesn't work? Hey, worse things have happened.
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It's so incredibly difficult to make them work,I know from first hand experience how hard it can be,how REALLY committed you need to be,and how much communication has to happen in order to make it last,along with the promise of meeting up one day or another,but in the end they most probably will not end up working.
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It's so incredibly difficult to make them work,I know from first hand experience how hard it can be,how REALLY committed you need to be,and how much communication has to happen in order to make it last,along with the promise of meeting up one day or another,but in the end they most probably will not end up working.
Oh well :p
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If you are both super committed...yes...Been there...I did that...for like 3-4 years.
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It's really, really hard. Like, relationships without distance are ridiculously hard. You see those pictures that say 'distance is to love as wind is to fire, extinguishes the weak but ignites the strong'. But really, too much wind and you could blow out the fire. The distance between you and your significant other makes small gestures different than in real life.
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It's really, really hard. Like, relationships without distance are ridiculously hard. You see those pictures that say 'distance is to love as wind is to fire, extinguishes the weak but ignites the strong'. But really, too much wind and you could blow out the fire. The distance between you and your significant other makes small gestures different than in real life.
True Affection- The Blow
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to be honest i believe they only work if it isn't going to be long distance for too long, and when it is there needs to be a lot of trust and communication. do not get in a long distance with someone you can't really trust, it will tear you apart. and be careful when you aren't long distance anymore, you have to get used to being around each other a lot again. but i do believe it can work just remember that things can change and don't get way too invested or you'll end up hurt.
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Being in a long distance relationship is one of the hardest things I've ever been involved with. It takes so much work and effort, but what keeps us together is the promise of seeing each other again. We're in love and the highways, bridges, and rivers that are between us only add to the fact that we're stronger than all of that. Long distance works for as long as you can still imagine the look on his face when you see him again.
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anything can work if you put your mind to it and both parties are on the same page.
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They can work, but that has so much to do with the individuals involved. Mr. Waffleheart and I met online and were long-distance friends for about six months before deciding that we wanted to be together; after about six more months doing the long distance thing, we knew that 1) We wanted a serious, committed relationship together, and 2) Long distance was absolutely not going to work for us. So I packed my bags, made the 6 hour drive one last time, moved in with him and his family, and that was that.
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They can work, but that has so much to do with the individuals involved. Mr. Waffleheart and I met online and were long-distance friends for about six months before deciding that we wanted to be together; after about six more months doing the long distance thing, we knew that 1) We wanted a serious, committed relationship together, and 2) Long distance was absolutely not going to work for us. So I packed my bags, made the 6 hour drive one last time, moved in with him and his family, and that was that.
If you are both absolutely clear about your intentions for the relationship and have some sort of timetable for when that distance can be solved, then perhaps a long distance relationship can work. I found it too painful to be separated for any length of time, so I made quick plans to fix it.
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Yes, a long distance relationship can really work. I have been in a long distance relationship for about a year now and I learned that when you do get to see each other, how ever often that may be, you cherish every moment with them knowing that there is such a distance. When we first started dating, we lived right by each other and I failed to take full advantage of the time we could have spent together. Now that one of us has moved, I regret not getting to spend as much time with them. Sometimes when you are able to spend time with the one that you love, you can take things for granted. But when you have a long distance relationship, every moment spent with them is not wasted or looked over. There is that hope that one day the two of you will finally be able to spend the rest of your life together.
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I have been dating the love of my life who is 600 miles away for 2.5 years now, and in the next year I plan on moving to where he lives. The distance and tests make the relationship stronger, or if it's just not meant to be, it will become clear. For us, as painful as the distance sometimes is, it has strengthened our relationship, and I have matured tremendously as a person. The question is, can you live without this person. The answer is, I want this soul by my side thru eternity!!
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I have been dating the love of my life who is 600 miles away for 2.5 years now, and in the next year I plan on moving to where he lives. The distance and tests make the relationship stronger, or if it's just not meant to be, it will become clear. For us, as painful as the distance sometimes is, it has strengthened our relationship, and I have matured tremendously as a person. The question is, can you live without this person. The answer is, I want this soul by my side thru eternity!!
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I've been in two long distance relationships. One of them was started over a few months of getting to know each other before I moved away and the other was started basically over the distance with phone and emails and what not.
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I've been in two long distance relationships. One of them was started over a few months of getting to know each other before I moved away and the other was started basically over the distance with phone and emails and what not.
It really depends on the people. At the time of these relationships I was a highly dependent person, and led to my questioning the relationships and ending them. If you trust that you know someone well enough, and you are both capable of the commitment, then I'd say it's definitely do-able.
I don't think it should ever be longer than a few months like I've done. Being in a relationship with someone to me means physically being with someone, otherwise you grow and change as people without each other. It can work, but not for too long and it's never easy. Talking every day should be priority.
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Usually it's the latter, the heartache and waste. Long distance relationships can work so long as there is a point in the not-too-distant future where the two people will be together.
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I fell in love with an online friend 5,000 miles away. Neither of us were looking for anything more than a buddy to chat with every once in a while. But the occasional "hello" turned into hours each day, and within months we realized we couldn't get by the way things were. It had progressed to more.
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I fell in love with an online friend 5,000 miles away. Neither of us were looking for anything more than a buddy to chat with every once in a while. But the occasional "hello" turned into hours each day, and within months we realized we couldn't get by the way things were. It had progressed to more.
Several months later he flew here, we met, and we had the greatest time. Nothing felt weird. He fit in perfectly, and as cheesy and cliche as it is, it felt like it was meant to be.
After two weeks he had to fly back home, and it was really hard afterward. Now I wasn't just dreaming and hoping the chemistry would translate the same in person. I had lived it, and knew what good times we had and could have together.
For us, the beauty of the thing was that for a year after our romance blossomed, the only thing we had to go on was communication. We couldn't physically hang out and go on dates, but we could talk. That foundation of communication is the only way we maintain what we have. It's still a struggle. We still miss physically being together, but we sacrifice time and sleep and make it work.
We also have a plan for the distance to end, which will be once I graduate from university in a few more semesters. At that point, hopefully the struggle with visas will be over, and I'll move in with him. Without that light at the end of the tunnel, I couldn't hold on to the relationship. I have to know it is going somewhere, and I do.
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I dated a young woman for nine months. Then I moved to the other side of the country. We did the long-distance thing for a year and a half .
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I dated a young woman for nine months. Then I moved to the other side of the country. We did the long-distance thing for a year and a half .
Last week we celebrated our six-year wedding anniversary.
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