Can long distance relationships last?
440359
Yes, as long as you two still communicate to each other some kind of way. Letting you know that your still apart of each others lives is important. If you two plan to eventually be together it can work, I've been doing it for about two years, we still see each other on most weekends (2 hours away) and make time for family things, but I will be moving soon to where he is. If you decide to do it it will be good test to see if he is the one and if you two are meant to be together, the test of time. Best of luck.
60404
If you guys live a long distance from each other, and still are able to see each other a few times a month...it's worth it.  It looks like 1or2 of you are attempting to make this relationship work by seeing each other.  Doesn't that mean anything?  The key to a long distance relationship is trust, communication, trust, and communication.:-)  Don't let the distance fool you into believing that it won't work.  You two keep doing what you're doing...it will work.
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.
852086
Long distance relationship hardly works.
550422
You think a 3 hour drive is a long distance relationship? Try being 10,000+ miles apart... My finacee' is in Hanoi, Vietnam while I'm here in California. \n\nIt is VERY tough to have a long distance relationship. It requires tremendous amount of commitment to each other. You are your girl will be tested every day on how strong your bond is. \n\nThere's an old saying that basically says to let her go and see if she comes back to you. That should be the first thing you do to see if your long distance relationship will work. \n\nGood luck to you!
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.
87701
It's ok. It requires extra energy of course but as long as you trust each other and maintain constant communication then there should be no problem. \n\nBetter if you are not doing it for long term period. Soon one of you has to decide to move. But if you have no choice to do so, those things above will play important roles in order to keep your relationship work well. \n\nAnyway, short distant relationship doesn't give any guarantee that the relationship will work better than the long distant one, does it?
479631
Long distance relationships can work as long as two people are dedicated to each other and want it to work. The two of you are the only ones that will be able to tell if its working. If both of you are completely happy with each other and the way things are going then things are going well I would presume. :) If you truly love each other go for it cause it's more than likely going to work. :) Good luck!
693373
Long distance relationships can work, but I think that for such a relationship to work at least one of the people involved must be ready to move eventually. If neither one of you wants to/can live where the other one is living now, maybe you could consider going to a third country where you could both be. If neither one of you is ready to move, sorry to say, it's unlikely that the relationship will work out.\n\nA long distance relationship worked for me, we are now married and living together despite living thousands of kilometers apart for a year and a half after we got to know each other. :)
357812
I live about an hour away from my boyfriend; it has its challenges, yeah, but it works out pretty good. I think as long as you continue to communicate throughout the week you should do great - spending weekends together is awesome.\nWe've been seeing each other for almost 2 years now. \nGood luck!!
555855
Like any other relationship, as long as you're in love you'll stick together no matter the mileage separating you. My hubby was in England, I was in France, then he was in Malaysia and I was still in France - we did that for 3 years before moving in together, and after 10 years we are married. So it works!
118921
Long distance relationships do not work. I was in a long distance relationship with a guy for 2 and a half years. We actually were together for 4 years, but I moved across the state a year and a half into the relationship. It got to the point where he would only call me while he was at work, and I could only see him on certain weekends because he was "busy", or I wouldn't hear from him for weeks. I heard from a friend that he had been seeing this girl I know, so I called her phone and I found out that they have been seeing each other for the past 2 years, and they are engaged!! I told her every detail of our relationship until I had her crying on the phone. I later heard she broke off the engagement. Needless to say, he called and cussed me out and our relationship is over. \nSo the moral of this story is that unless you truly know this person, and can have complete trust in him that he will not break your heart, don't waste your time,energy, or minutes on your phone with a long distace relationship.
448008
To make a long distance relationship work there has to be a lot of trust - if you don't see each other all week or sometimes for a few weeks you have to be certain the other is serious about the relationship.  It is also good to have very regular contact.  One good thing about not seeing each other so often is that it keeps the relationship alive and you always have separate interests and therefore loads to talk about when you do see each other.  However, this type of relationship can take a long while to get off the ground - much longer than a normal one and there has to be a lot of feelings to keep it going.
74327
Yes, it's possible, and yes the relationship can last.  I met my gf (now fiancee) online and for the first 2 months of our relationship, we had not met face-to-face.  We have maintained our long distance relationship for over a little over a year now, and I know of many others who have been in an LDR for a longer time.\n\nYou could ask, philosophically, how "real" the relationship would be if the two people have not physically met.  I believe the essence of a loving relationship is mutual love, which I believe can transcend time and space.  For example, I believe the loving relationship between a mother and her yet-to-be born child is real and persists long after the mother has given birth to her child, reared him, grown old, and died.
627571
OF COURSE!  BUT IF BOTH OF U KNOW HOW TO COMPROMISE AND KEEPING THE CHANNEL OF YOUR COMMUNICATION LINES ALWAYS OPEN...YOUR RELATIONSHIP WILL LAST.  SO MAKE THE MOST OF IT WHENEVER YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO INTERACT WITH EACH OTHER NO MATTER HOW IMPERSONAL IT MAY SEEM.  DONT WASTE YOUR TIME ARGUING OVER SILLY AND TRIVIAL ISSUES.
30147
Poorly, and not for very long.\n\nSeriously, you have to have a LOT of communication. Regularly scheduled phone calls, and some random ones too. E-mails, chat and etc. Constant communication. Otherwise, the passion goes cold. \n\nIt's a lot of work to make a long distance relationship work.
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.