long distance relationship

Palembang, Indonesia
October 25, 2012 1:47am CST
long distance relationship, it takes patience, I really feel it. I and my girlfriends did a long distance relationship, often times we both felt bored, with this relationship. but it was a challenge we had to face both, because we have chosen a long distance relationship was. is not between countries, but between the islands. various ways we have done that we remain harmonious relationship, including a visit when I have free time, or when vacation time and called him on the weekends, but why always our relationship was bland. please give me advice for this, so that we can live this relationship well .. thanks
7 responses
@Roserick (41)
• Philippines
26 Oct 12
I once had a long distance relationship, lasted for 6 years. we ended up because of a third party. he married a girl from his place and i was left alone and unhappy. so for me, long distance relationship is not ok. but i guess God has perfect plans for us. I married a guy who is someone much much much better than Him. Its not the distance but the purity and trueness of love.
@julyteen (13252)
• Davao, Philippines
25 Oct 12
It's very hard in the first place and not all long distance relationship works well. Most of them failed after few months. But if both of you have patience you both succeed. A lot of things need to consider. You need to call her or she call you on your free time. Visit sometimes if you can have enough money for the fare, etc.
@GemmaR (8517)
25 Oct 12
A lot of people that I know are in long distance relationships at the moment, because one of them has to work away as it is the only place that they're able to get a job. I think that it is good that they are able to find work, but I know that if I wasn't able to see my partner every day then I would start to miss him a fair amount. If it came to it though I am sure that I would be able to find a way to work things out, and the good thing is that you would always be able to talk to them on the internet, which is something that most people can get for free.
@jenny1015 (13366)
• Philippines
25 Oct 12
That is very unusual for a couple on a long distance relationship. You shouldn't be feeling bored coz for one thing I know, you get a lot more excited to be with each other and the waiting time could just make it more exciting. But if you feel bored at this time, maybe you love your partner a little less or you have become busy with your job or have found another love or just plainly tired of the situation.
• United States
25 Oct 12
My boyfriend and I are currently in a long distance relationship. We've been together for 2 and a half years but he just recently left in May to be in the army. Since he's been gone, we try to stay in touch by talking and messaging each other a lot. We'll tell each other about our days and anything else we want to talk about. He's now in Korea and I'm in Florida where we live. The distance is hard but sometimes he doesn't feel so far away when we're talking on the phone and laughing just like how we would if we were together in person. I do miss him everyday but I try to keep myself busy, talk to him when we can, and look forward to seeing him again. That's really all I can do while he's away.
@WakeUpKitty (8694)
• Netherlands
25 Oct 12
If you are bored and she is there is nothing that can change that. It means you are not really interested in each other. I wonder how you can be bored or how a distance can be difficult nowadays. There are so many ways you can share your life even if you are not together. You have phone, you can text, email, you have msn, cam and you can even write an old fashioned letter and send it by post to do something extra. Online you can be together. But even if that is not daily there are so many people who actually do live in the same house but also don't see eachtother daily since one of them is a truck driver abroad, working elsewhere or abroad, etc. You can make plans what to do when you meet, looking forward to that and have quality time together since that is what counts. Quality time not the amount of times that you share together.
@leeandrew (1225)
• Philippines
25 Oct 12
I'm glad that you and your girlfriend is doing well with your long distance love affair. I cannot do long distance relationship. I am the type of person that best described by the song "I'd rather be". My thoughts become ugly at times when talking about hubby will go abroad to work for our benefits. I would rather him by my side and having a simple life. My attitude is probably been influenced by friends experiences when they worked abroad. Their stories makes me worries and think negative. They said that if you would like to work abroad better bring your family with you when you are not strong enough to leave them. I have a friend who got pregnant by a married man when she works abroad. I asked her why she did such thing knowing the guy was married, she told me he was the only person whom she can rely unto. While the guy chatted with her wife she was there besides that guy. The wife said be careful not to fall into temptation and the guy said he won't. Little did the wife knew that her husband is long been cheating her. Goodness, my other girlfriend went abroad as well, leaving a long time live-in partner here. After a month of abroad.. we found out that she's seeing someone already. They said... the homesickness is just driving them crazy, and this is the reason why they give in to such "secret affairs". Thanks for sharing! happy mylotting.