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How to Make a Long Distance Relationship Work?

Be positive. Avoid thinking negative. Staying positive is essential to keep your relationship blooming always and your partner content.

Long Distance Relationship, indeed, a difficult for either lovers or partners. It may take lots of trial in order to make this relationship work. If you are now in this kind of relationship, read this tips on how to make a long distance relationship work:

 

Ask the important questions at the beginning, to make sure both of you are clear of what relationship you had. You must to tell honestly if he/she is dating with someone or dating a group of friends . Don’t be hesitating to ask question although these can be difficult on your part and awkward at the same time but you have to ask so that it will save you a heartache and misunderstanding.

 

Communicate in some way every day– communication is really important for this relationship since both of you not seeing each other. Update each other on what happen or how are you doing… Be open of what you have feel, ask for advice if necessary. However, you can connect each other through Internet access, YM etc…

 

Pursue common interests, even if it means pursuing them apart. If you both the same interested on a movie, watch it individually and then talk about it over afterward.

 

Avoid the temptation to be controlling. In every relationship, temptation is always present especially in long distance relationship. If you both are interested in the relationships, distance will not make a difference. Remember, temptation is just a trial on your part but if you both are coward to face the challenges in your relationship then you didn’t work it out. You are going to have to trust each other completely.

 

Talk about your future together. In a relationship, there are times that future is involved in some conversation. You can discuss each other how you’re going to get to that point of what you are dreaming or planning in the future.

 

Visit often.You should try to visit your partner as possible, or it is also depend on how your budget permits you to. You should remember that a relationship cannot succeed if the only thing you have, is the phone calls or Internet. You need also to see each other up close and feel each other’s love. You need to set up some rules with regards to your communication and visits and stick to them, that’s help a long distance relationship survive.

 

Avoid jealousy and be trusting. You should avoid jealousy – it is a way to destroy healthy relationship. Trusting each other helps your relationship work. Well, you shouldn’t forget also to both maintain your social activity and be happy with yourselves.

 

Be positive. Avoid thinking negative. Staying positive is essential to keep your relationship blooming always and your partner content.

 

Long distance relationship is a relationship that full of challenges and trials but it makes you built on strong foundation of trust, understanding and determination to make it possible. The two people involve this relationship should willing to cooperate so that this relationship can lead to a happy ending.

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  1. sandcastle

    On September 11, 2010 at 9:40 pm


    Well said!

    The key to make a long distance relationship work is simply commitment. I should know , having been in a long distance relationship for 10 years! :)

  2. Eric Damato

    On September 12, 2010 at 12:22 am


    Wow…I would praise you in Arabic but I know you do not speak it…lol…but I will say you stole my breath away with this one. Excellent work. I am very impressed with this one. Thank you so much. I am going to show every one I know this article….

  3. Ethics0006

    On September 12, 2010 at 12:24 am


    Very Interesting

  4. PSingh1990

    On September 12, 2010 at 4:01 am


    Nice Share.

    :-)

  5. Penggaroo

    On September 12, 2010 at 7:02 am


    Oooh. Are you in one?
    BTW, nice article!

  6. The Soul Explorer

    On September 12, 2010 at 6:58 pm


    @ SAND: Wow! 10 years of LDR? How was it?

    @ ERIC: Hahaha! Yeah, I don’t know how to speak arabic or even understand it. Try to teach me. LOL

    Thank you, PSingh

    @ Joshua: I’ve been also in LDR. :D

  7. giftarist

    On September 12, 2010 at 7:51 pm


    Sound advice. Very well explained and presented entry.

  8. The Soul Explorer

    On September 12, 2010 at 10:32 pm


    Thank you, giftarist!

  9. Rehoboth

    On September 13, 2010 at 2:41 am


    $- nice nice so nice….-$
    $- the first line is very impressive-$

  10. MilMick

    On September 13, 2010 at 3:56 am


    for me, long distance relationships are hard to maintain but if you really love each other, it’s going to. :)

  11. mysocalledlife

    On September 14, 2010 at 1:37 am


    i should have read this long ago, mind didn’t work, i guess it was doomed to fail, the long distance was just the final blow! congratulations to Sandcastle! thanks for sharing Marco

  12. The Soul Explorer

    On September 14, 2010 at 2:00 am


    TO:

    REHOBOTH: Thank you, my friend!

    Kialim: You’re right! It is really hard.

    mysocalledlife: well, maybe you two are not meant to be.

  13. earthlyjewels

    On September 14, 2010 at 6:02 am


    I used to believe that long distance relationships do not work. But, I think I’ve changed my mind on this. It is possible…it just depends on your commitment and the work that you are willing to put into the relationship.
    Thanks for sharing!

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