can you handle not seeing your gf or bf for a months or years?

That's life. There are always boundaries to everything that we do. To get through this, we need to be strong and learn to accept things the way they are. From here on, you should not expect anything, you should not even think about it that much because things that you do not like may happen. Please be strong. Your life doesn't stop on her. You have your life to live and live it as how you would like it to be. Many people around you love you, don't stop yourself onto one person.

i handled the relationship well when my husband who was then my boyfriend works in Iraq. it's really hard to be away from the person you love most knowing that he is in a place where it's not safe especially for Americans. you just have to pray a lot and keep waiting and stay strong. you partner needs it a lot.

I dont know. I have into a long distance relationship, but my boyfriend then makes time for me and makes sure he gets to visit me. Everything was fine then. I trusted him. Our relationship lasted for four years, and there was no problem about us not being close to each other, except for the fact that we always miss each other. Given the situation, if I can trust the other person, and if I know he values my trust, I will be able to handle it.