Can long distance relationships really survive agains the tests of time ?
462011
that's the kinda question iv been wondering about for so long.u change with time the person u care about changes too.u two don't change together tho.so u r missing so many every-day life details.but if u two r so into each other and can make it somehow then i don't think anything can disturb u two ever
514745
long distance relationships almost ALWAYS work because they are much easier than REAL relationships where you gotta deal w the person each day. Long distance is easy cause you go visit for 3 days or so, and just when it starts getting tough...it is time to come home. How to keep it working? Just talk once in a while, maybe send a card once in a while...nothing should ever really come up that breaks you up...it can last forever without too much work.
771789
My husband and I met online 8 years ago. We're married and still doing long distance. So yes, if your heart tells you to wait, then wait.
172095
The advantages of a long distance relationship are:\n\n1. To test your patience.\n2. To test your faith.\n3. To prove that you love.
250033
I agree with pretty much every one on this page except the ones who say that long distance relationships DON'T work! C'mon.. be more positive!\n\nBTW, thank you for annswering my question and I am glad that I helped you :D.
176193
Long distance relationships are never an easy thing. The only way they work is if the two of you trust each other completely. It also depends on how well you know each other. It's a bad idea to go into a long distance relationship early on. However, once your bond is strong enough, time away from each other makes the heart fonder.\nIt's harsh, but if you can't trust her, then it's not going to work. \nBut when you do, it'll work out. If you truly love her, trust her.\nIt'll be a tough 6 months, but you'll pull through.\nHope it all turns out for the best...\n:)
814505
Communication is the most important thing in a realitionship like that and the second thing is trust. If you don't have those two things it makes no sense to try.\n\n\nI have been in two LDRs in my life, the first lasted 2 yrs. I was in Jamaica he was in the US for a part of it. We both ended up having to move, I moved to the US and he moved to England. \nWe kept that relationship alive through e-mails, letters, IMs Random phone calls. \nThe second lasted almost 2 yrs and probably would have lasted much longer if communication didn't break down. I used to see him every 3-4 months for month. I was in the US and He as in SA. (don't ask). \n\nIn neither of the LDRs did i find myself in a fight b/c of the distance but it's possible. Try to talk more remind him that each day a way is one day closer to seeing you again. When you do talk try to talk about things other than "I love you" and  "I miss you" or anythign related to that. It makes life harder. Try to talk about things which interest each of you. Simple things liek how your day was. Or random none personal things like politics, books, just stuff.\n\nGood luck.\n\nps. one thing I just to do send a puzzle ( a gift that i was sure the guy couldn't figure out) it had to relate to either a memory I had of him or somethign related to the relationship. Once he got it generally sparked a conersation and not make him miss me as bad as he did.
824852
Good on ya mate!  I love to hear that there are some long term relationships out there.  I've got 26 years in mine and there have been some tough times....and it looks like more on the horizon.  But I am optimistic.  We've made it this far.......I'm sure we can handle this storm like we have all the others.
296746
you  can't ever know if it will or will not last... love is a leap of faith... its a risk...but a worthwhile risk!it takes two people to make it last... both have to   have  trust,  honesty, loyalty, and a deep  friendship and affection for each other..
170804
Yes, it's reasonable to expect fidelity in your absence.  I don't think it [is] healthy to be away from each other THAT long repeatedly.  In other words, if your lives are such that one of you IS going to always be gone 50-70% of any given year, I can see trouble.
183122
it will last if you love eachother enough to wait till your together again...
205054
If you love each other very much and are willing to put in all the hours need, then you two will last.\n\nI just know you two have it in you to make it work.\n\nI believe in love.\n\nI believe in you.
595247
Long distances relationships can work..but a lot of times they do fail though, sadly to say...but in your case..you have no way to communicate with him at all..so its a bad idea to stay together..if you cant even talk!
285791
No,I do not believe that.Love does not last forever.
1092936
I think they can work if done right. My boyfriend will be going away for almost two years. A long distance relationship will work if both parties are willing to make it work. Communicaton is key to everything. Keep talking about everything. Try not to get jealous of petty crap. Its hard, but workable.
26018
My friend did. They were together for 4 years and married for almost a year. I think that relationships that start online have a better survival potential because you bond over similar interests and values while in the "real" world the first attraction is always physical and cannot guaranty that you will have something to hold on to once the initial infatuation is gone. I am dating someone I met online as well and I couldn't be happier.
26882
I was married to a german national. we had a long distance relationship before we got married. but (and this is the key thing), because you cant interact in person with someone in a long distance relationship, you lose the inflections of the conversation and the body language and all the other small things that complete a persons definition. because i couldnt see that with this person, she got her citizenship and then blew town. Divorced me and left me with an empty bag. Im better off now, and am better off without her, but the point is that without the personal interaction and receptives of being in person, the relationship is doomed. be it 6000 miles like mine, or 6 miles. if you dont see the person regularly, you will never really know them. The same applies tenfold for internet relationships. The internet is now in its early teens and I have never once seen an online relationship that ever worked. Nuff said.