Long distance relationships....?

Question

I have been dating my boyfriend Adam now for almost 6 months (on Sept.15th) and I am completely in love with him. He is with me and we are VERY happy. Our only problem is that I live in Washington State and he lives in Georgia.... We met online and have been speaking on webcam, on the phone, everything... There is NO DOUBT thet he is who he says he is, so dont tell me about the dangers of meeting someone online, I've heard it all before.

Anyway, he is moving up here with me in May of 2009, after he's out of school. I am REALLY excited and he is as well.

My question to all of you is have you ever been in an online long distance relationship and did it work out? How did you survive not seeing each other for so long and what made it easier?

Thanks so much!

Answer 1

it   may work but dont bet on it  

Answer 2

Hey

I can't give you personal experience because I've never been in a long distance relationship. However my sister has. She met a guy on line who lived in Scotland (we live in Australia) so it was a long shot to begin with but they talked every night for about 3 years for more than 2 hours. When he got out of school he came straight over hear. My sister was really nervous ans hoped he was all that he said he was. 5 years later they are happily married and expecting their first child. By the sounds of it, it will work out just fine.

Good luck

Answer 3

Ah, well awhile ago I dated this guy who lives in Indiana. I live in Utah. We dated for almost a year. But we did pretty much what you guys are doing but I had him come and see me once or twice. Like during holidays and stuff like that. And it helped us get to know each-other more. It made me realize he's a different person, in person. I realized I am too. So maybe before you guys make a big decision, meet eachother first.

And long distances relationships are always going to be hard... It doesnt really get any easier. Try sending eachother stuff, that mean alot to you. Cause then you have a piece of eachother always on you :]

Hope that helps.

Answer 4

I met my current boyfriend 2 years ago over the internet, we were friends for like the first 5 or 6 months and during that time period he came up to visit me so we could get to know each other more. Now we've been together for a year and a half and we're more in love than ever. We live about 5000 miles away and we were both in high school so it was hard to make visits and things so we didn't get to see each other that much. He'd fly up on small holidays and whenever else he could. But it wasn't too often so we'd go months without seeing each other. It's hard, can't lie.  You can't hug or kiss or cuddle which both my boyfriend and i are very big on. But in the end it's all been worth it. Our connection is so strong, we know everything about each other just because we talk about everything and anything; we don't have anything that we feel we can't talk about.

To keep things going, we talk everyday either by phone or text or emails...we're constantly talking. We can go on for hours at a time and still have a list a mile long of things to talk about. I swear our connection is stronger than most relationships who lie near each other. We're open about our relationship and how we feel about each other and we try to stay as close as possibly even if it's not in a physical way.

The biggest tip i could give you, and i tell everyone this when they're going into a long distance relationship, is that when you two get into fights and everything, you have to talk it through completely, You can;t just go to him and kiss and make up. The most important thing in a relationship, especially long distance, is that you keep the communication lines open.

My boyfriend and i are now living in the same city, he moved here this summer so he could start college near by this fall. We're 100% happy and in love. Maybe over the internet isn't the most conventional way to meet a person but it worked out unbelievable well or me.

Best of luck :)

Answer 5

yes it can --- like any relationship you keep working on it and it will succeed --- best wishes

Answer 6

My aunt and her boyfriend have had a long distance relationship for 10 years and they are still completely in love. They survive it. she told me that it sometimes is easier because by not seeing each other everyday cause they dont ever have to se the faults in each other, or fight. But like every relationship, yours and his might or might not workout, it just depends on how you well you can be together.

Answer 7

yep my dads current wife is from Germany... they met online

they had a long holiday together after a yr and soon after she moved over and tehy got married etc

its like any other relo... it will work if its meant to and you both try :)

Talk lots, write letters etc nothing makes the distance easier but contact helps build trust