Away from home - how can you maintain your relationship to be intact?

Philippines
October 24, 2009 8:49am CST
Hi, My husband and I have been away from each other for over a month now. It's a bit difficult but we have found ways to communicate either through sms, email or voice chat. Sometimes, I ask myself if that is sufficient or if there are other ways of communication that can help us in maintaining our relationship intact even if we are far from each other.
4 responses
Lucky09
@Lucky09 (1763)
• Philippines
24 Oct 09
hi funkeyguhl^^;; i am in a situation like yours but i thought it was more difficult and complicated because we are not yet married. my bf and i have been together since December but he needed to leave for another country last July and then back to his country now. we've been separated for 3months now but i am glad we had maintained the relationship and kept it intact until now. we communicate through cellphone calling or text messaging and emails but most often thru skype messenger where we can use cyber camera. i was so worried too he won't be back but he'll be here soon. i think we just need to trust and keep the love to each other no matter how far the distance is.
Rachiel
@funkeyguhl (1743)
• Philippines
27 Oct 09
My husband and I had to be apart for a year and then we were together for 5 years and again, we're apart. This relationship is indeed very tough... it demands a lot of patience and trust. I am so glad Lucky09 that your relationship is still intact. Hope you will have a more prosperous relationship!
Lucky09
@Lucky09 (1763)
• Philippines
30 Oct 09
indeed funky! we really need to trust each other. it's just the way to overcome the anxiety that we feel when they are away. ofcourse, we always maintain the communication no matter what. thanks and may your relationship be blessed
getbrowser
@getbrowser (1708)
• China
24 Oct 09
Although a long-distance relationship is difficult for people to keep, distance is not the end of the world in a relationship. Distance cannot, and will not hurt a bond between two people that is based on mutual respect, trust, commitment, and love. If you want to maintain your relationship intact, perhaps you can do something unique to surprise him. For example, you can write some love letters to him with all your true heart. Good luck!
Rachiel
@funkeyguhl (1743)
• Philippines
29 Oct 09
That is very true... you just need to have a bagful of trust for one another... this is one of the foundations needed for a long distance relationship to work... I have done a lot of surprises and one of them was not telling him that I would be home for Christmas! One of the best Christmases we have :)
maximax8
@maximax8 (31042)
• United Kingdom
24 Oct 09
When a partner is far away it can help to communicate with emails and text messages. It can be possible these days to go somewhere that has Internet access. It is so much easier these days that it was in the past when partners had to send letters and postcards. An email can take a couple of seconds from Australia to the UK but in the past a letter by air took one week. A package by sea took six to eight weeks.
xannebull
@xannebull (1793)
• Philippines
24 Oct 09
we do the same, my husband works far from us, he comes home every after 9 months, we just write through their e-mail address and since it's limited, we only e-mail and not sending pictures, they have no internet connection also , so if he has time to call us, then we could talk through phone for 1 hour.