Do long distance relationships work?

[Zero In]

Yes or no? And any experiences with the matter? Please share? And what's your conclusion or advice? Long can be any distance for any length of time, although I'm reaferring more specifically to cross-Atlantic relatiosnips for a couple of years.

 

[Com]

I could see it working if you went to prison and had a conjugal visit. Conjugal visit sex is definately happening.

 

[SF DUDE]

I met my wife in Virginia. She was going thru a divorce at the time, and moved back to England shortly thereafter. We talked and wrote quite often. She would come back every 6 months or so to visit friends, and we would get together when she did. This went on for about 2 years,at which time we decided to get married. Been married to this wonderful woman for 13 years now. It is not easy. You must care deeply for this person.If it is truly a great relationship, you can overcome the physical barriers, especially if there is an end in sight. It is a tough, but it is also a great way to test the strength of your relationship. If you can deal with this, everything else is a breeze.

 

[XL]

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Only if the phone sex is good

 

[BCYL]

I think it does work, just not easy... Both of you have to be very committed to each other and the relationship... Cuz there will be difficult times for sure, and both of you have to love each other enough to have the patience to work thru it...

Good Luck!

 

[kru]

it all boils down to how badly the two people involved want the relationship to work. i had a long distance relationship (i was in L.A., she was in the Philippines) for a year, having been together for two years prior to our separation. phone bills were horrendously high. the distance itself didn't destroy our relationship. we were having other issues altogether, and the distance just made them that much more difficult to resolve.

there's a very appropriate quote which applies (if i can recall it correctly) --> distance is to love what wind is to flame...it extinguishes the weak and it feeds the strong. (or something like that). if both people have a strong relationship to begin with, have some means to communicate regularly (whether by snail mail, email, instant messenger, etc), and some opportunity to visit each other in the course of the separation, there is a good chance it'll work out.