Long distance relationships... How do you deal with it?

It's not easy at the very start but once you get to face the situation, you knew that you have no choice but to work it out so that it still as if you are there every minute of the day. technology has its way of bridging the gap nowadays, unlike in centuries ago, but when you both have trust, open communication, as well as honesty, i think it will keep the love burning still. of course, prayers of faith and nurturing love will be a very helpful aspect.

Long distance relationship is indeed difficult especially during the first few months of your relationship. Both of you will have to adjust to the situation. There are few things you have to compromise. But for me, what matters most is if you love the person, distance should not be a reason for you to end the relationship. In my case, I've always had a long distance relationship. My first relationship failed due to communication and trusting issues. And I've learned from it. I believe COMMUNICATION and TRUST are two of the most important things that both parties should have. Learn to trust the person and try to avoid things that might break the person's trust in you. Communication - this is very important. You should at least agree on a schedule when to spend time chatting (online, video call, etc.); send some text messages saying good morning or good night; call him on special occasions or weekends. There are a lot of ways. But remember to keep things in moderate. Too little and too much communication is not good. If you two are talking way too much, you'll start to get bored with each other and long for some space. Too much communication also interferes to your day-to-day life activities because you end up having to choose between talking to your partner and whatever else you want to do. Too little communication is not good as well. To keep a relationship alive, you need to remain in touch with each other otherwise you begin to lose that attachment that all relationships need. Try to set aside some time each day (or every other day) to talk to each other and catch up. talk about your day, about your lives, and try to be a couple as much as you can. Currently, I'm in a long distance relationship and I'm happy that we made it to 3 years 8 months now...and still counting...:) on special occasions, we find time to be together. we travel or have a vacation trip somewhere. It does not need to be expensive, so long as you're together. Just enjoy and look forward to the day that you'll see each other and be together. :)

Yeah,I guess most of us don't want to experience being away from our love ones.But due to economic circumstances some of us are forced to look for a more plausible job that promises to solve our financial difficulty.And most of it requires us to be away from them and it's really a sacrifice. I guess it's easier to bear it now a days, with the help of new technology you can have a talk with your boyfriend or even see him through video call.I know it's hard but you must learn to trust each other.The most important factor to have a lasting relationship. I have experienced this too, being away with my family for a year.It's really unbearable for the first few days but later on we learn to accept it.I have done that for almost ten years, and you know what the more our love becomes stronger because what I'm doing is for my family.Thanks for sharing my friend.

I have tried to do a long distance relationship too, and I managed it for a couple of months as well - but then we both decided that it was probably time to call it quits. Its really hard to keep the passion and love for each other alive when you haven't seen the person in a really long time - relationships are based on the time that you spend with people, so when you don't have that time it is really hard. Also, there is always the risk of temptation when your partner is not around! Personally, I think there is only sense in having a long distance relationship if it is for a set period of time, and you know there is going to be a time when you are back together again - for example if one of you is going away for a couple of months. But if you are both living in different places indefinitely, there can be no real future there!

My relationship with my boyfriend started through a long distance relationship we often seen each other maybe I go home to have a vacation in our town after 2 mnths or he will visit me in my place that's the only time we spend each other. But we make sure that we have a quality time. The longest time that I've been away from my boyfriend is more than a year but we survived because we have the trust and the love for each other. We have technologies that would bridge to you from each other. Every time we have time we make sure that we chat or called each other. The key also here for a successful long distnace relationship is the TRUST and the TIME that we give to someone. When we learn to trust our partner there's no way to be worried and insecured that He may do something that would hurt you also always make each other feel that you have the TIME for each other because TIME+ Effort = Love.

When my husband and I were engaged, he graduated college and went off to work for a few months in another area until we got married and I joined him. It was only three months, but I found it pretty hard! I did know there was a goal there, though, and that the two of us were committed to each other. I trusted him. I just missed him so much!

I met a man on a train in Australia. He liked animals, was vegetarian and very keen on traveling. I thought that he was my ideal man. We spent sometime together in Queensland before I flew on to the Northern Territory on the next leg of my journey. I got letters sent to me care of the post office in Darwin. When I was traveling in South East Asia we phoned each other often. I went back home eventually and we sent letters to each other. He came over to my home country and went to stay with me. We got married and sadly divorced six years later. A long distance relationship these days can be kept up with emails and messages on social networking sites like Face Book. Mobile phone messages can be sent with powerful phones. Good luck.

I don’t believe in long distance relationship. Because I know it doesn’t stand for long time. If you want to stand your relationship for long time then trust is necessary from both sides. And if once trust ends then relationship will also be breaks. So always remember if you want to stand any long distance relationship then it is very important to always be trusty with that person.

Long distance relationships are always rocky at first. I've been through 3 of them. There will always be arguments about nonsense, trust will always be shaking, and there will be a point where you're nearing breakup. On my current relationship, I held on with her and I didn't think there will be a nicer, smoother road for us but turned out that there is.

Hi PP! No, I have never been in that kind of relationship friend. So I can't give any tips or advice to you. This is just me okay. Together 24/7 will make me feel boring with him and away more than a month will make me missed him so much.Hmm... I don't even know which one I should choose since I prefer to be single right now.(^^)

Its very difficult to describe when some fall in love or in a relation online because without physical contact you don't even able to know the reality behind the computer :D. I never believed on net gender because you never know who is on the other side :D

I think thanks to the modern era tools - Skype, Internet, Facebook... it is possible to maintain a long distance relationship. I aint saying its easy, cause it is not, but just imagine how much harder it must have been before. Trust issues are natural in such a time, but if you pick your partner well i think you should not be afraid of him cheating on you. Its all about a good pick.

Long distance relationship isn't a great problem at all if you keep the love alive by keeping it stronger. The most crucial thing to do is constant communication. It is very hard, I should say, because trusting is the major concern. In a way, it can also have an advantage because it can serve as a test if both can be trusted for both to be meant for each other. As for me too, I don't like it and it's not because I can't trust anyone for that, but it is because I don't want to feel that I am alone. But if that is life then we can't do anything about it but pray that everything is going to fine.

It really depends on both of you if you want to keep your relationship, if you value it so much, then you have to do everything to keep it going. First, you have to trust that person that he will be loyal to you and faithful to you no matter where he is. He will appreciate it if he feels you trust him, if he cheats on you, it is up to him. He will realize your value when you are no longer together. To keep the love alive even if you are apart, send him snail mails, it does create a great impact on him, seeing how much effort you have exerted when you write that letter. I did that too, my bf lives miles away from me, we are from different countries. I sent him cards and he likes them so much. Text him sweet words especially I love you's and that he should always take care. Call him sometimes, not every hour, that will choke him. Give him time to do his thing. A man will appreciate a woman who gives him space and privacy. It is not good to check what he is doing 24/7. Do not set your mind that all guys/girls cheat because you will attract that kind of person. I believe that my guy is trust worthy, faithful and loyal and he is going to be the right guy for me. If he is not, then God will give me someone better than him.