Long Distance relationship..

United States
June 10, 2010 9:48pm CST
I have a friend that is involved in a long distance relationship. (the distance between them is like 200 miles) and she loves him with all her heart but she is afraid that he is cheating on her because he is starting not to call her as much as he use to and he won't answer any of her calls. Should she leave him or should she stay with him and just pray that their love will remain strong?
20 responses
@labea17 (443)
• Philippines
11 Jun 10
That is a very tough situation. If I were in your friends position, I would tell my boyfriend that if he doesn't want me anymore he should say it straight to my face and not hide from me. I would accept it much better if it would came out from his mouth, instead of me finding it out from other sources like family or friends. Long distance relationship is ok as long as there i trust between the two of them and a healthy communication. Without communciation, that would be the end of their relationship.
• Indonesia
11 Jun 10
hmm...your position is too confuse... i thing its good if they talk about it..because all problem can we solved by talk each other and of course talk honestly and trust each other.. trust each other is the common thing in make relationship.. i hope your frien can solve that..
@labea17 (443)
• Philippines
11 Jun 10
Is it confusing? :) Communication is still the key to a successful relationship.
@soulist (2985)
• United States
6 Sep 11
I dont think it is confusing. In a long distance relationship of any kind (any distance) communication is important. You need to be honest and tell him how you feel and he should be honest with you. You would want to hear things from him rather than from someone else.
• Philippines
11 Jun 10
As with my case, me and my boyfriend (who is now my husband) survived in a 5 years long distance relationship, the reason that we survive this long is that we focus more on our ways of communication, we find ways to make it exciting I don't want to mention it here..lol, anyways I have a friend too with the same situation if the guy is no longer interested in communicating with her that means there's some miracle going on. If I were her I will stop attempting to communicate with him and upload a lot of new fresh looking photos in her facebook. Let the guy miss her, in that way if he will communicate with her again then she succeeded.
@soulist (2985)
• United States
6 Sep 11
5 years for a long distance relationship!! WOW congratulations! I tried long distances, but it always seemed like the guys were the ones who couldn't handle it. My current boyfriend and I started out as long distance, but as friends, then we lived about 1 hour away from each other and made that distance work, now we're living together and talking of getting married. :D But I am glad to hear your LDR ended in a happy ending :D
@besthope44 (12123)
• India
3 Aug 10
True love is trust without expectations
@zsarhea (302)
• Austria
13 Jun 10
Oh tell me about it!! hahaha,im into a long distance relationship and i do have the same problems with your friend.But honestly im still hoping it'll work out sooner or later but if not i wont stop someone if he wanna let me go or something...i dont have the right to stop him from being happy even if im not part of his happiness...i'll be happy knowing that he's happy,of course it'll hurt me but the pain will fade away as times goes by...so hope your friend will do the same..remember if someone make you feel that way that just mean he wants you to feel it and why hold on to a relationship that shes the only one trying to make it work right?maybe its time for her to give it ip and then hopefully one day she'll find someone better...because if he will just let herself stuck to the relationship then its l;iek shes stopping herself from finding her happiness...i hope im making sense,hehe.
@anil78650 (177)
• India
12 Jun 10
you means your friend.
• United States
26 Jul 10
im in LDR he lives in MO and i live in MI and we talk every night its hard but im getting through it..... just tell her not to give up if its meant to be its meant to be... and if god thinks its right for them to be together he'll make it happen....
@banban (601)
• China
12 Jun 10
There is a saying that "Distance makes it beauty." But when it comes to love, it doesn't always be so. Keeping a long-distance relationship is hard, which I've not experienced,though, I get it from my close friends. The nightmare would be someday you find out that he/she is cheating you, but you cannot see. Given the situation you've mentioned, their relationship may be in danger. If he won't to get the phonecall any more, it sends out a signal that he doesn't care her, which means the foundation of their love is gone...
@Ruby722 (796)
• China
12 Jun 10
That's complicated,And hard to say.I have a friend she is in the same situation like your friend.I think it's pretty hard when a couple apart a distance. Altough there is a sentence that it says distance will make beautiful. Anyway wish your friend good luck
@mrfdg1972 (3237)
• Philippines
11 Jun 10
First and foremost is trust, that is the single most important element needed for a successful relationship. If your friend does not trust her BF, what kind of relationship would that be? second is communication, If the guy does not call maybe he is just waiting to see if his girl is gonna call her, why not tell your friend give him a call and along with that create a trusty conversation. Open up of the topics of cheating. In my opinion, a Man's Word needs a Woman's respect, once we gain/see that respect from our Girlfriend that is when we begin to be in love with you more and more each day. I hope you get mt point.
@meirhu (363)
• Israel
12 Jun 10
There is really no GOOD reason to give up on a relationship with someone you love. You can wait your whole life. AS LONG AS you are NOT restricted from finding ADDITIONAL lovers.
• China
11 Jun 10
she have to understand if she want to keep long distance relationship she think he cheat only basis of he dont call so often like she did may be his busy or work so stay with him and everything is going fine
• Philippines
12 Jun 10
That's really a tough situation about a long distance relationship you should have patience and really keep you communication always because many incident will happen though... like your friend maybe you should tell her that she will not stop calling her love one, until they can really talk about what's happening to their relationship and what's really the problem is... because if she will not confront his boyfriend nothing will happen and we don't know in a long distance relationships everything can happen and you should prepare enough for the consequences.
@enyoung (42)
• Philippines
12 Jun 10
communication is very important to keep the relationship alive. i've known a lot of successful relationships because of proper communication. in the case of distant relationship, both parties should make an effort to communicate. for the girl, i suggest that she should have a heart to heart talk with her bf. ask him why he is not calling her the way he used to. she should not make a decision without looking at the side of the guy. dont make rush decision. listen to your partner, if things wont work out, that's the time that you make a decision to end the relationship.
@anil78650 (177)
• India
12 Jun 10
Best way to solve this problem is to talk to him about this straight.If he still love you and didn't talk to you because of busyness then he will sure tell you that.But if he is not interested in this relationship the you have to break up with him and start to find anyone who worthy to be your boys friend. So just cross the finger and ask him.I will pray for you...........and in the end best of luck....
@chendaimi (153)
• China
11 Jun 10
if the male really cheats on her , she should leave him ,now that he doesn't know to cherish her , why does she still be with him ? maybe she can find other boys who are better than this one ? lol , i don't persuade her to break up with him , i just think there is no need to stay together with a bad grace if each other has no love ,don't you think so ? people should learn to look ahead all the time
@laratri (253)
• India
11 Jun 10
hi... I was just about to put myself in this position. I don't believe in long distance relationships.
• China
11 Jun 10
It's so hard to keep a long distance relationship.I had such experience.It takes me a year to get over it.If i were your friend,i will give up.
@jonnifc (1017)
• Philippines
11 Jun 10
That's a hard one! There's really no reason for her to leave her if she hasn't proven that the guy is cheating. Maybe he's just busy. If he is, then why don't they just set up a time in everyday when they would talk. And if one of them won't be able to be there on that spedific time, then they'll tell the other person and reschedule. My sister and her husband does that. They knwo each other's schedule so they know when they are both available to talk. They hardly communicate at all during the rest of the day. It's really a trust thing with long distance relationships. A lot of hard work and patience too.
• China
11 Jun 10
Tough situation.In my opinion,the earlier she put an end to their relationship,the less she'll be hurt in the future. Long distance relationship is really a torture.At the beginning,you pledge yourself to stick to your belief.However,you'll find it's impossible to fulfill your promise in the following times. Sounds negative?
• Philippines
11 Jun 10
Long distance relationship is quite hard, maybe, for a couple who really loves each other. It takes a lot of trust when you're 200 miles away from each other. I think, for me, in order for a long distance relationship to last that long you should let yourselves be given a chance to know how much you value each other. But, sometimes, this may not be true to other people because the bond they have created with a certain person is not that strong. That's why sometimes long distance relationship doesn't work.