Do you think relationshiops get affected by distance?

India
September 27, 2007 11:29pm CST
I think Yes,coz one of my friend was very very close to me when we used to meet daily,but after college he stopped sharing his personal life with me,we have become somewhat formal,i think this is only coz we are far away and dont meet daily.What do you people think,what might be the reason?
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@wasons (302)
• China
28 Sep 07
yes,i think the distance is the problem of the relationships,as you far away form your friends you can't chat with them freely and meet them anytime,so if you value the relationship you should contact them more,as you can send e-mail or sms to them,make a ponecall sometime.
@shy_gal (235)
• Malaysia
28 Sep 07
Ya, i think the relationship will get affected by distance. At first, we cannot make daily or even once per week, hence we do not know how is them although we can email to them. But i think face to face communication is more important for the relationship. Maybe he /she will change to another kind of person which it is not the one that we knew before. Maybe he do not sharing his personal life with you, maybe he doesn't want to disclose his personal life to anyone, as he feel there have a distance between you and her.
• United States
28 Sep 07
The distance could be the reason, but there also may be another reason.You could have without even knowing it hurt his feeling somehow.But the only way you will know for sure is to talk to him and find out why.I believe distance can cause a strain on relationships. It takes an effort to keep a long distance relationship working . And if you don't have the desire or the patience to do the work, the relationship suffers.
• China
28 Sep 07
Yes,I think relationships definitely get affected by distance.Four years ago,I met a nice guy and we fell in love in a sort period of time.But after three months,he went to another place for pursuing his career.Although we still loved each other and wanted to maintain this kind of relationship,we broke up peacefully after a year.It was painful.
• Philippines
28 Sep 07
Of course, definitely! Distance really changes people's relationship. But it still depends on two people. If they keep the communication intact, then chances are, distance won't be that hard for both of them. It is very important to have open communication otherwise, one of you could turn out to be awkward when you two meet up in the future. Obviously, the distance creates gap between relationships no matter how close the two people are. So if that person is important to you, somehow you'll make an effort to keep in touch.
• Philippines
28 Sep 07
Yes it does....it can be good or healthy ("absence makes the heart grow fonder")....on the negative side, there are situations where you just grow apart....though you continue to hold each other close to heart, changes are inevitable.
@gradyslady (4054)
• United States
28 Sep 07
Kind of, I kept a long distant relationship, well it started off with him being with me here in the same town for the first 4 years, but the last 3 he was away and we were fine. But my brother and one of his ex girlfriends had a long distance relationship that ended horribly.