Long Distance Relationships

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In my experience, they don't work.
But if you like her you might as well try. Who knows..? It might work out great for you.

 

My dad went over to England and met a girl come back to Australia for 6 - 7 Months then she come over here and they got married. I don't see how they don't work with a bit of hard work and love.

 

Would you care to elaborate at all? What did you find to be the hardest part of the relationship?

 

I'm about to start up a long distance relationship. I've been dating this girl in high school for almost 3 years now but we're going to separate colleges. We have no plans to end anything. It all comes down to how much you trust the girl (I'm assuming you wouldn't be happy if she cheated on you). It would definitely be easier if a strong relationship had already been established prior to the long distance change. I don't hear too many good things about relationships that start off long distance.

 

true that.. it failed for me but it wouldn't hurt to try, everyone is different!

 

I'm for Shoop on this one, long distance relationships don't work no matter how long you've been with someone unless you have a dedicated commitment such as marriage. They don't work because it is human instinct to have a physical bond with someone. If that "once was person" is hundreds of miles away it's natural to find someone else to fill that void.

 

In about a month's time my current relationship is debatably gonna turn "long distance". She's off to University and its about a 3 hour drive away, and i don't drive.

So we're gonna have to arrange me going up there to see her, her coming down when she can. But in response to your question do long distance relationships work, I'm really not sure, in my case i guess ill have to wait and find out, it'll probably be hard but when you do get to see each other it'll always be a big thing, you'll miss each other and will appreciate it every time you get to see them.

 

In my experience, LDR does not work..
But then again, one of my bestfriends is currently maintaining a LDR that has been going for almost 3 years. Love can do wonders

EDIT:

LDR = "All talk and no sex, kill me now." - Marshall Eriksen & Lily Aldrin

 

The hardest part was physical contact.
You wouldn't meet someone on the internet from the other side of the world and become their boyfriend/girlfriend.. With my experience we had a long distance relationship for about a month, but then I got bored of saying "sorry I have a girlfriend" to girls on a night out and having nobody by my side. No sex absolutely sucks..

Really all long distance relationships are, are a voice and occasionally a video..
Boring.

 

I am dating someone 2 states over. We skype daily. And I visit her once a month. We are happy. These relationships work.. You just gotta be lucky.

 

I've been in a long distance relationship myself, my ex lived about an hour and forty five minutes away. She did not have her license at the time, I was the one always coming to see her. We dated for a half a year, before we broke up for an unrelated reason. We never had any trust issues, I think that is the key to a long distance relationship. If two people can fully trust each other, distance doesn't really matter. If you really like her, I say give it a shot, because you may regret it later. Sure, spending money on gas and spending lots of time driving isn't fun, but for the right person it's all worth it.

 

Honestly Long Distance RelationShips does work,My Mom Dated my Dad Before they got married I lived in fl dad worked in st martin,It was a tough Time dad always travled worked ect,LDR can work if you make it work,Just give it a try I asked my friend out who Lives in 7 Hours or so away from Where i live and i hardly seen here Her,Just give it a try mate see how it goes is my advice

 

My Mum met someone 5 hours drive away, and he came to visit every weekend. They eventually married and we moved down to where he lives.

My Auntie met someone from the US (we're UK) on an internet forum for Philosophy, and ended up moving to the US and getting married. They have an 18 year difference.

One of my best friends went to University, and they still kept their relationship with their boyfriend. The boyfriend has now moved to the city where she studies.

I myself am in a long distance relationship, as I met the her at a festival in the north of England, but we make the trip to come see each other every few weeks. It's hard emotionally in between but the feelings I get when I see her again are undescribable. I have another year of University left, so hopefully with frequent visits etc. we can work something out around May next year.

An hour and a half travelling isn't much at all, and I think perfectly manageable.

Hope my experiences helped.