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How to make your long distance
romance work?
It takes a special
sort of person to make a long distance relationship work. The
question, “Will this work?” is commonly asked. There’s no one, right
answer. People have met and dated over thousands of miles and wound
up soul mates. And people have met, dated over
thousands of miles and have got hurt and wounded. Although there are
definite hardships associated with this relationship style, those
that can thrive in a long distance relationship see those hardships
as strengths, too.
Here are some ways to know if
your relationship is ‘real’, and working.
First, depending
on how the relationship began, it may be solely over e-mail or the
phone. Also depending on how long you’ve been together, it’s always
a good indication if he or she keeps in touch with you regularly.
Though you may not be able to see each other every day, talking
every few days at least shows the person cares. When the love things
steps into play, you’ll probably be talking to that person everyday.
Second, is the person there as much as possible, within reason, when
you need him or her? Again, depending on how serious the
relationship is, you can expect that person to get in touch with you
immediately if an emergency or crisis occurs. Just because he or she
cannot drive over in five minutes to see you after a tragedy, they
can still call.
Third, if the
relationship is serious, there should be talk about making it a
non-long distance relationship. Again, this depends on your
individual situations, but after a while, and some ‘L’ words thrown
around, you can decide what to do next.
Here are some cute ways to keep
it going great!
E-cards. Many web
sites offer them, so make use of these free cards with sweet
messages. Care packages. A definite cute way to keep in touch!
Include inside joke items, cards, candy, pictures, etc. Everyone
loves mail, and so will your sweetheart! Calls. So you know he or
she isn’t home and you really want to chat? Utilize their answering
machine to leave a pleasant surprise when he or she gets home!
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