How to Survive a Long Distance Relationship
Are you in a long distance relationship? Is it a successful one? What did you do to survive your relationship?
Most people today are engaging “long distance relationship” because of high – technologies nowadays. One press on your cell phone and you can talk to someone who lives on the other part of the world. A click on your mouse to the send button and you can send letters anywhere in the planet. Many are successful in long distance relationship but unfortunately some are not. One of the reasons is communication. I will give you some helpful tips on how to survive the long distance affair but first let’s talk about the technologies that can help you communicate with your partner.
Some technologies that can help you communicate to your partner
- Cell phones
- Electronic mails
- Instant messages
- Web cameras
You can use it in sending text messages and calling your partner who lives far away from you.
It can help you send letters in just one minute. Because of emails, you don’t have to go to the post office and wait for one month for your letter to arrive to the destination. There are many websites that you can use in sending e – mails and the most popular is yahoo.
It can help you chat longer to your partner. It is better than talking on the phone because long distance call is expensive but in instant messages, you can chat anytime and longer for free as long as you have internet on your computer.
A tool that you can use in order to see the person you are talking to while chatting. It is a very helpful tool because it’s almost like you are talking to your partner in person.
There are still many tools that could help you easily communicate with your long distance love but those I mentioned above are the most popular ones. However, it’s not only the communication problem why there are unsuccessful long distance relationships.
Reasons why there’s a failure in long distance relationship
- Loneliness
- Third Party involved.
- Bad communication.
- Lack of trust.
Being far from the one you love could make you feel lonely most of the time thus, you tend to give up on the relationship.
Because your partner is away, temptation is very strong.
As we all know communication is very important and if this is lacking, probably the relationship will not work.
Sometimes your trust can be tested. Being far from the one you love could make you paranoid and suspicious of your partner.
How to Survive a Distance Relationship
- Communicate more often.
- Socialize sometimes.
- Trust your partner.
- Plan time for you to see each other sometimes.
- Plan your future together.
Communication is really necessary in a relationship. Talk more often and send some text messages that you really miss each other. Try to say something sweet and talk about your happy times together.
Go out with your friends and family. Talk to them and bond more often. Thinking too much about your partner could make you feel lonely.
It is one of the relevant factors to help a long distance relationship survive.
You must have some time to see each other occasionally. To see your partner and touching each other will make your relationship realistic.
Planning your future is a way of making the relationship survives. Try to set up how long you will be apart. I know you don’t want to wake up one day realizing that you’ve been waiting forever.
With efforts of the both of you, your relationship will survive. Sometimes your patience and faithfulness will be tested. Trust and honesty are important. Communicating and keeping in touch with each other will make your relationship successful and happy relationship. Long distance relationships are the same with those average relationships. The only differences are you rarely see each other and lack of intimate moments together. But when you survive the stage of being far away, “long distance relationship” is better than any other relationship.
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jhenn
On October 28, 2008 at 2:33 am
i haven’t tried…but i heard some success long distance relationships…some are successful and some are failure.
GordonG
On October 28, 2008 at 9:56 am
Very good article and well planned. The advice is solid and this coming from someone who has tried a few long distance relationships without the benifit of modern technology. I agree with the article but the thing that I feel makes the biggest difference is planning to make the actual face to face connection as much as possible either by webcam but more importantly in person. Keep up the great work.
neelam pandey
On October 30, 2008 at 4:42 pm
this is really a fantastic article and meets the need of the modern generation where people succeed in everything except the relationships..because that is the only thing which can’t be purchased with money but needs emotions and communications to enrich and maintain it…thanks for sharing!! gr8 piece of work!!
Soph
On October 30, 2008 at 5:15 pm
You brought out some good points. I survived a long distance relationship because we trusted one another and were committed. I’ve been married over 6 years and can certainly attest to the fact that long distance relationships can last.
lindalulu
On October 30, 2008 at 5:30 pm
Very good information, but my opinion is I would much rather not be in a long distance relationship. I had one a few years ago. Him in Africa and me in the States. After a year or so we seemed to just fall apart, so hard when you are not with each other.
eddiego65
On October 30, 2008 at 8:00 pm
Very insightful article with good suggestions!
Mys Lyke Meeh
On October 30, 2008 at 9:24 pm
Useful article but if you can find a relationship, it’s better be than long distance. It’s hard. It’s tearful if one will break his promise.
Heart Stone
On October 30, 2008 at 9:25 pm
what i mean if you can find relationship around u,,
Eunice Tan
On October 30, 2008 at 9:29 pm
Nice article:) Looking forward to hearing more from you.
aisaellis
On October 31, 2008 at 3:31 pm
thank you for your comment guys..
acecampillo
On October 31, 2008 at 6:07 pm
Ang ganda talaga ng article na’to..hehe
Very informative and helpful since many (especially the OFWs) have this what you call long distance relationship..
Keep writing!
God Bless You Always!
acecampillo
On October 31, 2008 at 6:08 pm
Just got to mention this..
ganda naman ng personal pictures mo..ehehe..
boyfriend mo nasa taas?
TLRoach
On October 31, 2008 at 7:29 pm
I totally agree and witness this first hand!
no one
On November 6, 2008 at 5:59 am
nice article.
Brian Daniel Stankich
On November 14, 2008 at 11:22 am
I’m skeptical. I just haven’t seen it work very often. I have never seen a new relationship develop in healthy ways long distance. What is more doable is if an existing relationship where some bonding and attachment has already occurred has to go long distance. I have seen that work.
Loreta Dorington
On November 19, 2008 at 11:11 am
They say that absence makes the heart go fonder but there are times that it makes the heart forgets.
Jo Bingham
On November 25, 2008 at 12:05 pm
I married my cell phone… or at least that’s what it seemed like. My husband and I spent the first few months of our actual courtship traveling cross country as I was in the middle of a move to where he was. We lived in the same state for about a year and a half, the apart again for another year. We married and spent a couple more months apart but FINALLY we got it together!
So it is possible… not ideal… but possible.
All you need is love and a good cell phone provider! Just kidding… some frequent flyer miles couldn’t hurt either
unknown
On March 11, 2009 at 7:43 pm
I actually don’t believe in this kind of relationship.
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