Any tips for a long-distance relationship?

Question

For work and study purposes I've had to move interstate, away from my boyfriend. It's going to be 6-15 months before I can move back. Thanks to cheap mobile rates and MSN we speak every day, but the physical distance is still really hard to bear. I'd love to hear some advice or success stories...

Answer 1

agree with Ivan

Answer 2

Success story!

My FIANCE and I met over Xbox Live. Playing a video game. She lived in Florida I Live in Vermont. Talk about distance! It is a very bumpy road along the way. No physical connection is extremely hard to stand. Especially during the bad times when all you want to do is hold the other or be held by the other. We lasted 3 years 4 months without ever meeting in person. We broke up once for 6 hrs. Lots of fights. Lots of stuff about communication problems like not being on the phone enough and being on the phone to much. In the end it was worth it. We live together up here in Vermont and are getting married soon. With the voice only connection for so long we learned to be able to communicate very well with each other and we both believe that in the end it will make us a much stronger couple.

My advice.

Talk. Talk A LOT. Don't let the communication drop from every day to every other day to every once and awhile. Don't hide anything from each other. Be very open and honest. During long distance relationships its very easy for one of you to start to wonder where they are or who they are with. Simply put don't make the other one have to ask. Just tell them before they have the chance to. Never go to sleep mad. It's 1000 times worse when you do that especially when its long distance. Make visits as much as you can. I wish we could have but we both had things preventing us. It's a hard road but it can be done you just have to be devoted to each other.

In the end i think its worth it to stand the long distance. I know I'm happy my fiance and I stayed together through it.

Remember it can be done! Just have to put a lot of work into it and try to keep each other as happy as possible throughout the time apart.

I wish you my best of luck!

Answer 3

yeah dont have them

Answer 4

Pretty soon he'll have another one on the side and you'll never know it  

Answer 5

6-15 mons.... seriously.

it won't happen, don't waste yours or his time.

Answer 6

how long have you been dating him?

Answer 7

hey its not much time..just talk to him more if u miss him or try makng some new frnds to spend time wid.

Answer 8

The most important.  Stay faithful.

Answer 9

bad idea

Answer 10

Tip: end it.