Long distance Love affair... Last long?

Yes it is worth it if you truly love this person and they are the one for you. I am with my girlfriend seventeen months now and it has always been long distance. We met onlone, at myspace.com, and after two months of talking we deceided to start "dating". Two months after this, christmas 2005, we met for the first time. It was amazing we got on so well, we fit perfectly together. Yes it was really expensive but we could have done it alot cheaper if we neeeded to, her family came alot with her so that put costs up. Oh I forgot to mention that I live in Ireland and she lives in the United States so it's an eight hour journey and I have a fear of flying so only she travels. We keep in contact with msn and on her last two visits she stayed at my house so the costs are now alot less then they were at the start of the relationships.

i don't think so, not being around them is hard enough, but being far away all the time. it won't last.

All relationships are difficult and hard. Long distance relationships are no exceptions. We cope with the same issues, trust, love, honesty and such. But we are tested more on the trust, communication, patience and endurance which is vital in these relationships. long distance relationships is harder because we are asked to deal with the trust issue without enough concrete evidence at the start. Most people need to be able to spend time and get to know his or her friends before he/she can say that ok they're safe. but in LDR, you need to trust your insticts. You need to give him/her the benefit of the doubt and you need to fully trust that person without need of physical evidence at the start. LDR are also harder because you dont get to do what most couples do when together. The physical intimacy is not always available. What they have is the communication that is essential in sharing that intimacy, those feelings that could have been shown by a kiss or a hug are now said and talked about. Its harder because contants communication is what will help LDR survive. Its important to keep in touch and be together if not physically but in thoughts and words. Its harder to have wants yet know your limitations that you are just far away and then you have to wait. You need to learn to be patient. you learn patience more than you can imagine. You get to understand that everything isnt black and white and it all needs to be talked about especially since you are far away.

Long distance relationship is certainly expensive. you cant imagien how much my husband used to spend on phone calls and text messages. It was a bill enough to pay a whole trip to canada and philppines i think:)

i am now on long distance realtionship with my bf, we met online and we continue communicating by chat or by phone. Because he lives in the US and im in the Philippines i find it quiet hard to deal with my feelings of loneliness everytime i miss him,we talk almost everyday through chat but if theres a time that our schedules becomes conflict to see each other online, i always make it a point that i made a short phone call during my break at work,i also leave an email for him to read. im happy with the relationship that we had, i can never imagine myself without him. it really needs more effort and patience, but just keeping the love,trust, respect and faith to each other is enough to keep this relationship going. one more thing we put God as the center of our relationship. to answer the question yes ..it really worth. by the way we almost talking for more than a year now, and by next month he plans for a trip here. Im so excited to meet my man in person.by the way were already engaged..dont be afraid to have an LDR it really worth.

I salute all those who still ended up together even after being away from each other for quite a long time. I have a friend who studied and worked in Japan for several years. His boyfriend would just visit her maybe once or twice in a year. But despite that, they still ended up being together. But I also have another friend who had a long distance relationship but after just a few months, they separated. It really depends on how the two people concerned can stand the test of time and distance. Others survive...some wouldn't last for months or even weeks. It's a great challenge to the relationship!

I think it's worth it as long as you are in love and happy with each other.I met my partner over here in the internet.We've been chatting for 4 years until he decided to visit me and we plan to get married but after a year.I think there should be constant communication and trust to make it last.We are happily married and living together now.

yes its having too much expenses n time taking. i m having expering of 1 year affair n i found it is the best way to maintain relation.

hi..i think if you really love each other it's worth it to spend much time, money, effort and emotions...you don't have to mind how much you spend into it just to have communication to your partner...it's not the distance but your strong faith in your love will make your relationship lasts forever...

They are never a permanant solution, only a temperary fix (hopefully). If the person I loved lived far away I would do what it took to make the relationship work. At some point someone is either going to have th emove to be together (physically) or break it off though. It can be quite taxing as you usually have to rely more on communication verse physical affection.

I agree that having a long distance relationship is really hard and expensive but for me it is worth it because you are doing this for the one you love. I am presently in this situation right now. I went to the different city after I graduated to college and I left him 2 months ago.. However, even we are in the long distance relationship we make sure that our relationship still work. We are always have a communication everyday. We text, call, email, and chat everyday even I am at my work. For me everything is possible as long as you want to make it possible. If you really love that person no matter how far he/she is with you, you will do everything or anything just to have a communication with him/her.